Kim Jong Un praised and encouraged North Korean officers and soldiers serving in Russia's Kursk region. The leader characterized the army as heroic and affirmed continued action. Intelligence agencies estimate that Pyongyang sent more than 10,000 fighters to the Kursk region in 2024, accompanied by artillery shells, missiles and long-range rocket systems. South Korea reports roughly 600 North Korean fatalities and thousands wounded among those forces. North Korea confirmed in April that it had deployed a contingent to fight alongside Russian troops. Kim and Vladimir Putin signed a strategic partnership including a mutual defence pact in June.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised his troops deployed to help Russia in its war against Ukraine during a meeting with officers of the army's overseas operation, state media reported. Kim conveyed warm encouragement to the officers and the soldiers serving in Russia's Kursk region, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday, referencing an area where intelligence agencies say Pyongyang has sent more than 10,000 fighters
Russia and North Korea have been forging increasingly close ties, with North Korea in April confirming for the first time that it had deployed a contingent of its soldiers to the front line to fight alongside Russian troops. Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the strategic partnership treaty in June last year, which includes a mutual defence pact. South Korean and Western intelligence agencies have said Pyongyang sent more than 10,000 soldiers to Russia's Kursk region in 2024, along with artillery shells, missiles.
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