General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has reported that total Russian losses in Kursk Oblast (Russia) have exceeded 48,000 personnel, including around 20,000 killed.

In August, a strong Ukrainian force eventually numbering around 20,000 troops invaded Kursk Oblast in western Russia, aiming to draw Russian forces away from the front line in eastern Ukraine while also seizing part of the oblast as a bargaining chip for any future ceasefire negotiations.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia could send up to 3,000 more North Korean troops to the front in its Kursk region, in comments at a press conference at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

North Korean troops fighting for Russia against Ukraine have suffered 4,000 casualties, two-thirds of whom have been killed, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 14. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference,

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Russia intends to deploy additional North Korean forces to the Kursk front (Russia) in the near future. Source: Zelenskyy at a press conference in Munich Quote: "Right now,