Ukraine strikes 3 Russian air defense systems in single day, Navy claims ・3,800 North Korean troops killed or injured in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says ・Ukraine's position in Kursk Oblast important for possible negotiations,

Zelenskiy reports battles near Makhnovka, Kursk region North Korean and Russian troops suffer significant losses Fierce battles along 1,000-km front line, Pokrovsk hardest hit Jan 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia's southern Kursk region.

A total of 3,800 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded by Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast, President Zelensky said in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman on Jan. 5.

Russia has lost up to a battalion of North Korean soldiers over the past two days in its western Kursk border region in the ongoing war against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Russian and North Korean forces suffered “significant” losses in intense fighting in Russia’s southern Kursk region, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Speaking during his nightly video address on Saturday,

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy reports heavy losses for Russian and North Korean troops in the Kursk region, claiming up to a battalion was wiped out near Makhnovka.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Jan. 4 that Russian forces lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry and Russian paratroopers in battles near Makhnovka, a village in Kursk Oblast.

Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky claims that over the last two days of fighting in the Russian region of Kursk, the Kremlin's army has lost an infantry battalion made up of North Korean soldiers and Russian paratroopers.