Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send more personnel and equipment for Moscow's army.

"It is clear that Russian and North Korean military leaders are treating these troops as expendable and ordering them on hopeless assaults against Ukrainian defenses," National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby said on Dec.

North Korean forces are facing severe casualties in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, particularly in Russia's Kursk region. Thousands of North Korean troops have been killed or wounded, as per U.S. officials.

Ukraine's military intelligence says that North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the Kursk region and are facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that the Ukrainian military captured severely wounded soldiers from North Korea who unfortunately died due to their injuries. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that the Ukrainian armed forces captured several severely wounded soldiers from North Korea.

North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk region are suffering heavy losses and being left unprotected by the Russian forces they are fighting alongside, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.