Over 7,000 North Korean servicemen have died or were wounded in Russia's war against Ukraine – Coordination HQ
7,058 North Korean servicemen have died or were wounded in Russia’s war against Ukraine, reported the Secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Brigadier General Dmytro Usov.
Usov released the relevant data at an event presenting the report "Foreign Fighters in the Russian Army: How to Stop a Global Recruitment Scheme" on Wednesday.
The military presence of the DPRK in Russia’s war against Ukraine amounts to 14,061 people (9,500 currently deployed). Combat losses total 7,058 people, of which 2,251 were killed in action and 4,807 were wounded.
Earlier in February, the South Korean news agency Yonhap wrote that 6,000 North Korean servicemen had died or were wounded in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
South Korea’s Intelligence Service stated that currently about 11,000 North Korean servicemen are fighting on Moscow’s side in the frontline Kursk. 10,000 are regular troops, and 1,000 are engineering troops.
About 1,100 soldiers who had already been at the front and returned in December 2025 are scheduled to go back to fight against Ukraine.
