The number of killed and wounded North Korean soldiers in the Kursk area exceeds 3,000

Volodymyr Zelenskyy held the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters. Illustrative photo: Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported at the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters about significant losses among North Korean military personnel participating in hostilities on the side of Russia.

In addition, he spoke about the risks for the Russian army of sending additional soldiers and military equipment from North Korea.

«There was a report by the Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army on the front and areas of the Kursk operation. There are risks of sending additional soldiers and military equipment to the Russian army from North Korea, and there will be our tangible responses to this. Now, according to preliminary data, the number of killed and wounded North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region already exceeds 3 thousand people», said the president.

The President emphasized that cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang increases the risk of destabilization not only around the Korean Peninsula, but also in neighboring regions.

«The transfer of experience of modern warfare and the spread of military technology from Russia is a global threat. For the world, the price of restoring stability is always much higher than the price of effective pressure on those who destabilize the situation and destroy life», said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The situation in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime was also discussed at the Headquarters. According to the President, Ukraine supports the efforts of partners to stabilize the region.

«We believe that it is fundamentally important for the security of the people of Syria and the region as a whole to remove any Russian presence from Syria. Ukraine is ready to supply food. We are ready to work with representatives of the Syrian people to correct the mistakes of the Assad regime, in particular, regarding Ukraine and the whole of Europe», said the president.

Recall that Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia for the first time involved North Korean military personnel to attack Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region.