North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says
On Dec. 17, a US military official said North Korea had suffered several hundred casualties while fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region.
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and North Korean Defence Minister No Kwang Chol watch honour guards marching past during a welcoming ceremony upon Belousov's arrival at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, North Korea, in this still image from video released on November 29, 2024(photo credit: RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: