Over 3,000 North Korean troops in Ukraine, with 300 deaths and 2,700 injuries, some resorting to suicide to avoid capture.

North Korean soldiers sent to bolster Moscow’s forces after Ukraine launched a lightning-fast incursion and seized territory in Russia’s Kursk region over the summer.

The North Korean POWs reportedly said they had been told by their superiors they were heading for a training exercise, only to find themselves fighting in Kursk, according to the SBU