What happened to the 12,000 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine? Ukraine says about 4,000 were killed or injured last year.
Ukraine said North Korea sent top soldiers, but Russia used them to carry out ground assaults and human-wave attacks. In other words, they became bait and targets.
The Armed Forces ofย Ukraine said on Friday, Jan. 31, that soldiers had not seen North Korean troops on the front lines in Russiaโs Kursk region in several weeks. A spokesperson for Ukraineโs military special forces told CNNย he believes it is because of all the mass casualties Pyongyangโs soldiers have suffered.
NoKo and Russia aren’t talking.
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