More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded fighting Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region in the past week, and a few chose suicide over surrender, the Biden administration said on Friday.

North Korean soldiers involved in the conflict in Russia's Kursk region are reportedly facing heavy losses and lack of support from Russian allies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy highlighted the challenges these soldiers face,

North Korea is suffering “heavy casualties,” White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.

North Korean forces are experiencing mass casualties on the front lines of Russia's war against Ukraine, with a thousand of their troops killed or wounded in the last week alone in Russia's Kursk region,

A "human wave" of North Korean soldiers fighting on Russia's side in the Ukraine war are being sent to their deaths, the White House said Friday.

Russia's offensive in the Kursk region is causing heavy losses for North Korean forces. Over the past week alone, the DPRK has lost 1000 soldiers, stated John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications,