North Korean soldiers are starting to sustain heavy losses against Ukrainian troops fighting in Russia's Kursk region as the Kremlin intensifies its campaign to regain control of the lost territory.
At least 30 North Korean soldiers were killed in three assaults on three villages in the region in the past two days, Ukraine's Military Intelligence, known as HUR, said on Facebook on Monday.
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