January 2025 was the second-bloodiest month for Russian forces in the war, with approximately half of 11,000 committed North Korean troops killed or wounded in the Kursk region.

January 2025 was the second-bloodiest month for Russian forces in the war, with approximately half of 11,000 committed North Korean troops killed or wounded in the Kursk region.

North Korean troops had been taken off the front lines after suffering heavy casualties

Roughly half of the 11-12,000-strong North Korean contingent deployed to Kursk Oblast have been killed or wounded

January 2025 was the second most costly month of the war for Russia with 48,240 casualties

An assault by Russian forces resulted in at least four tanks, armored combat vehicles, and one pickup truck being destroyed.

Dozens of key officers of the Russian Federation and DPRK military were killed in the attack on the command post in Rylsk.