INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukraine said early Monday that its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers deployed in western Russia's Kursk region over
the weekend.Kyiv and Western officials claim that thousands of North Korean soldiers were sent to reinforce Russian forces, including in the
Kursk border region where Moscow has tried to claw back territory after a surprise offensive by Ukrainian troops in August."Army units from
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have suffered significant losses near the villages of Plekhovo, Vorozhba and Martynovka in the
Kursk region of Russia," Ukraine's military intelligence said, using North Korea's official name
North Korea, which Western officials estimate has sent at least 10,000 soldiers to help Moscow in its war.Russia has begun deploying "a
noticeable number" of North Koreans in assaults to push Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
said on Saturday.Zelensky added that the North Koreans "may be used in other parts of the front line" and that "losses among this group are
also already noticeable."Last week, Russia's Defense Ministry said its troops recaptured several small settlements in the Kursk region
previous claims it controlled around 1,400 square kilometers.
