More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been injured or killed in Russia's war against Ukraine. According to Washington, these soldiers dispatched by Pyongyang would be used as cannon fodder by Moscow.
With our correspondent in Washington, Loubna Anaki
For the White House, Russian and North Korean military officials see these North Korean troops as being able to be sacrificed. This is what John Kirby made known this Friday, December 27.
Also readRussia: at least 1,100 North Korean soldiers were killed or injured against the Ukrainians, says Seoul
The spokesperson for the White House Security Council assures that more than a thousand soldiers sent by Pyongyang to participate in Moscow's war against Ukraine have been injured or killed. He adds that these North Korean forces are being sent to carry out dismounted operations against Ukrainian positions in the Kursk border region. Operations that “ often lack effectiveness », says John Kirby.
Wounded North Korean soldiers also died in Ukraine after being taken prisoner, announced Friday Volodymyr Zelenskythe Ukrainian president, quoted by AFP.
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