The National Intelligence Service said, "We are checking information on North Korean casualties."

Regarding the U.S. government's announcement that there were casualties in the Ukraine war among North Korean troops sent to Russia, the National Intelligence Service said it has obtained relevant intelligence from various sources and is confirming it with the possibility that it is true.Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder
said at a briefing on the 16th local time that North Korean troops were evaluated as having joined the battle with Russian troops in Kursk and that there were signs of North Korean casualties.

Earlier on the 24th of last month, the National Intelligence Service said it was closely aware of the specific intelligence related to foreign media reports on the North Korean military casualties.