Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky estimated the scale of the North Korean military's history in a U.S. podcast interview on the 5th local time.
"Twenty thousand people have arrived, and 3,800 have been killed or injured so far today," Zelensky said. "North Korea is a dictatorship, so we can bring 30,000 to 40,000 more, maybe up to 500,000 more by order."
Earlier on the 23rd of last month, President Zelensky said on his X (formerly Twitter) that the North Korean military casualties exceeded 3,000.
There are observations about the possibility of additional North Korean troops being sent, but specific information on related trends has not yet been delivered.
According to U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence authorities, the North Korean military has sent about 12,000 troops to the Ukrainian-occupied Russian state of Kursk.
These North Korean troops are known to have been incorporated into Russian Marines and airborne forces and are fighting to recapture them against Ukrainian forces.
According to reports by Ukrainian and Russian media, North Korean soldiers are repeating their tactical advances due to the field where concealment and concealment are rare.
In the process, the North Korean military is reportedly exposed to Ukrainian drones (unmanned aircraft) and artillery fire, causing many casualties.
The war in Ukraine is intensifying ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has declared an early end to the war.
Analysts say that the battle will inevitably become rough because the possibility of the current border of occupied territories becoming a border in peace negotiations cannot be ruled out.
Russia is reportedly taking advantage of the situation in Kursk, where North Korean troops are deployed.U.S. officials
said in an interview with Bloomberg News late last month that Ukraine is likely to give up Kursk to Russia within months.
The North Korean military is easily overpowered and has not had a significant impact on the situation, but it is known to contribute to Russia's supply and demand of consuming troops.
A U.S. official predicted that North Korea could send an additional 8,000 troops by next spring if Russia launches a large-scale counterattack.
President Zelensky estimated that there would be between two and three million troops if they were to draw troops from European countries against Russia.
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