Seoul, Sept 2, 2025 (AFP) - About 2,000 North Korean troops killed in Russia deployment: Seoul spy agency

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2025-09-02

Around 2,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to help Russia fight Ukraine are estimated to have been killed, Seoul's spy agency said Tuesday, according to a lawmaker. In April, Seoul's National Intelligence Service "said the number of war dead was at least 600. But based on updated assessments, it now estimates the figure at around 2,000," lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun told reporters after a briefing from the spy agency. kjk/ceb/tc ...

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