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

More than 3,000 North Korean soldiers fighting with Russian forces in Kursk Oblast have been killed or injured, Zelenskyy said on Monday. Seoul earlier warned of North Korea's plans to deploy more troops and weapons.

Ukraine's assessment of losses suffered by Pyongyang was higher than that of South Korea, which last week reported some 100 North Koreans killed with another 1,000 wounded in the Kursk region.

More than 3,000 North Korean troops have been killed or wounded in Russia's western frontline region of Kursk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, raising concern about the potential deployment of additional North Korean troops and equipment to Russia.

As the war in Ukraine drags on toward a fourth year, North Korea is preparing to send Moscow more troops beyond the 12,000 already there, as well as additional weapons, including suicide drones, according to the latest assessment from South Korean intelligence.

North Korea may increase military assistance to Russia, including sending more troops and equipment, stated President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to him, during today's meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief,

Despite their elite status, North Korea's "Storm" troops were ill-prepared for the war, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said.

On Monday, December 23, the Ukrainian president claimed on his X account (formerly Twitter) that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers had been “killed” or wounded” on the battlefield. This is far from the estimates of the South Korean army general staff,