Koreans should not be losing their lives in a war in Europe, he said, and if China was sincere in not wanting the war to expand, “it needs to exert appropriate pressure on Pyongyang”.
On Monday, Zelensky said more than 3000 North Korean soldiers had been killed and wounded in Kursk region. He said he was citing preliminary data.
Zelensky says North Korean troops are killing their own men to avoid capture.Credit: AP
On December 17, a US military official said North Korea had suffered several hundred casualties in Kursk region.
Asked about what ranks the North Korean casualties included, the military official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said it was from lower-level troops to “very near to the top”.
In his comments, White House spokesperson Kirby said US President Joe Biden would likely approve another security assistance package for Ukraine in coming days.
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Earlier this week, Biden condemned Russia’s Christmas Day attacks on Ukraine’s energy system and some of its cities and asked the Defence Department to continue its surge of weapons to Ukraine.
Reuters was unable to independently verify reports of combat losses or accounts.
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