Russia has lost up to a battalion of North Korean soldiers over the past two days in its western Kursk border region in the ongoing war against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Russian and North Korean forces suffered “significant” losses in intense fighting in Russia ’s southern Kursk region, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Russia has lost up to a battalion of North Korean soldiers over the past two days in its western Kursk border region in the ongoing war against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Russian forces, including North Korean troops, lost "up to a battalion of infantry" in fighting around one village in the southern Kursk region in roughly two days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.

Zelenskiy reports battles near Makhnovka, Kursk region North Korean and Russian troops suffer significant losses Fierce battles along 1,000-km front line, Pokrovsk hardest hit Jan 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia's southern Kursk region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Jan. 4 that Russian forces lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry and Russian paratroopers in battles near Makhnovka, a village in Kursk Oblast.

- In this image from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Nov. 7, 2024, Russian Army soldiers fight with Ukrainian Armed forces in the Kursk region

One advisor to Mr Zelensky said Russia had been caught unawares after "surprise attacks" by Ukrainian troops in Kursk.