North Korea has lost thousands of soldiers in the war against Ukraine

According to Western media, by mid-January, the losses of North Korean troops stationed in the Kursk region amounted to about 4,000, including around 1,000 fatalities.

As reported by the BBC citing its sources, about 11,000 servicemen were sent to assist Russia in the Kursk region, which was entered by Ukrainian troops in August of last year.

Western experts claim that after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which Russia refers to as a “special military operation,” the country faced a severe shortage of servicemen. Now, Russia is utilizing all available means to replenish its losses on the front. The involvement of North Korean military personnel in the war against Ukraine indicates significant losses for Russia.

Unofficial data suggests that since February 2022, the number of Russian military fatalities has exceeded 100,000.

Tajik media have also repeatedly reported that Tajik prisoners serving sentences in Russian prisons were forced to sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense and sent to combat zones. In return, they were promised substantial rewards and expedited Russian citizenship.

To date, several natives of Tajikistan with Russian citizenship have died in Ukraine. There have also been cases where those Tajik nationals who refused to fight were stripped of their Russian citizenship and deported to Tajikistan.