North Korean troop fatalities and injuries exceed 3,000 in Ukraine, Seoul says

YEREVAN, JANUARY 13, ARMENPRESS. North Korean troop fatalities and injuries in Ukraine have likely exceeded 3,000, including about 300 deaths and 2,700 injuries, Reuters reported citing a South Korean lawmaker briefed by the country's spy agency.

North Korean authorities appear to have called for its troops to commit suicide by blowing themselves up to evade capture, the lawmaker said citing the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

Ukraine has claimed that Russia has sent around 11,000 North Korean soldiers to Kursk region.

Captured North Korean soldiers had not shown an intention to come to South Korea, though South Korea would cooperate with Ukraine if there was a request, Yonhap news agency also reported, citing NIS.