Kyiv Sees Rising Death Toll From North Koreans Fighting in Kursk

And if they were to cross the border into Ukraine, that would be yet another escalation by the Government of Russia and also an escalation by the Government of North Korea to send North Korean troops to prosecute a war of aggression against an independent, sovereign nation inside that nation’s borders

Quote from Matthew Miller

In our view, the North Korean soldiers who were deployed to Kursk are already legitimate targets. They entered a war and they are as such combatants that are legitimate targets for the Ukrainian military,

Miller told a press briefing

We do assess that North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat in Kursk ... we do have indications that they have suffered casualties, both killed and wounded,

Ryder was quoted by Reuters as telling reporters

Direct DPRK support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine marks a dangerous expansion of the conflict, with serious consequences for European and Indo-Pacific security,

the statement said, referring to North Korea by its official acronym

We urge the DPRK to cease immediately all assistance for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, including by withdrawing its troops,

the statement said

These actions reflect the DPRK's escalating provocation and hostile military posturing that exacerbate global tensions and destabilize regional peace and security,

said the US Treasury Department

Estimated losses of units staffed by Russian and North Korean personnel as of December 14, 2024, amount to about 200 servicemen."

The agency

To conduct combat operations with an allied force that doesn't speak your language presents real problems,

he said