Pentagon says Ukrainian military killed or wounded "several hundred" North Korean soldiers in war against Ukraine - NYT

The Ukrainian Defense Forces may have killed and wounded "several hundred" North Korean soldiers sent to help russia in its war against Ukraine.

This was stated by a senior official of the US Department of Defense, The New York Times reports.

Thus, the senior official stated that Ukrainian troops killed or wounded "several hundred" North Korean soldiers. In addition, the Pentagon representative stated that the North Koreans were not battle-hardened, and that Ukraine struck their command and control points, as well as infantry positions.

Earlier, the Pentagon reported that russia had assembled a joint force of 50,000 russian and North Korean military personnel to push Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk Oblast on the russian border.

In addition, Pentagon press secretary Major General Patrick S. Ryder said this week that the Department of Defense sees "signs" that North Korean forces heading towards russia have suffered their first losses.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, over the past 24 hours, December 17, 199 combat clashes were recorded on the front, and the situation remains tense. In the Kursk Axis, the Defense Forces repelled the largest number of enemy attacks - 49.

Recall that the previous day, the enemy stormed Ukrainian positions in the Kursk Oblast 68 times.

Special Operations Forces announced the destruction of 50 North Korean soldiers in the Kursk Oblast of the russian federation over three days and the wounding of 47 more.

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