So far, it does not exceed 12 thousand people: Zelensky on the number of military from the DPRK in Russia

So far, it does not exceed 12 thousand people: Zelensky on the number of military from the DPRK in Russia

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The President of Ukraine said that there are no more than 12,000 DPRK troops in Russia. According to the special services, there are no prisoners among them yet, but there are already significant losses near Kursk.

The number of North Korean troops in Russia currently does not exceed 12 thousand, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a press conference in Brussels, UNN reports.

"As for the North Korean military, we see them. We do not see more than 12 thousand so far. I don't know if the number recorded by our special services will be more than that, we'll see," Zelensky said.

According to him, there have been no prisoners from the DPRK  so far.

Addendum

Reuters reportedthat during the fighting in the Kursk area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted significant losses on North Korean troops stationed in the terrorist country. 

Zelenskyy reportedthat after battles with the Ukrainian Defense Forces, Russians are trying to burn the faces of dead North Korean soldiers.