North Korean Troops Experience Mass Casualties on Ukraine Front Lines, White House Says

North Korean Troops Experience Mass Casualties on Ukraine Front Lines, White House Says
A military demonstration involving tank units and guided by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (not pictured) is held in North Korea, March 13, 2024 in this picture released on March 14, 2024, by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via Reuters
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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, White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Friday.

The number far exceeds the figure U.S. officials have previously provided.