According to intelligence from the Republic of Korea, during the conflict with Ukraine, about 2,000 military personnel from North Korea lost their lives. In April 2025, official information from South Korea indicated 600 casualties.
Since 2024, approximately 13,000 North Koreans have been sent to Russia. The main groups were located in the Kursk region. Moscow also received a significant number of artillery shells, multiple rocket launch systems, and missiles.
In June, the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Sergey Shoigu, visited North Korea, where during negotiations an agreement was reached to send 1,000 sappers and 5,000 military builders to Russia for infrastructure restoration in the Kursk region.
Soon, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with the families of the deceased. He called them martyrs who gave their lives in defense of the country’s prestige and promised their families a “wonderful life.”
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