President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the Russians show no interest in the survival of North Korean military personnel in Kursk Oblast. He has said they are sent into assaults with minimal protection,

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters meeting reported on the risks of sending additional soldiers and

Russia is deploying “human waves” of North Korean soldiers, the U.S. said, and one soldier captured by Ukraine died of his injuries. Others died by suicide.