North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces have suffered 4,000 casualties (killed and wounded), according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces have suffered 4,000 casualties (killed and wounded)
Ukraine captured two injured North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast
North Korean soldier losses total 4,000 personnel.
Russian combat losses included 45 soldiers killed in action.
An additional 53 Russian soldiers were reported as killed.
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