The Biden administration disclosed that over 1,000 North Korean soldiers suffered casualties fighting Ukrainian troops, indicating severe impacts on their deployment numbers to Russia.
John Kirby highlighted that some North Korean troops have opted for suicide over capture, fearing reckoning for their families back home, showcasing the dire mental state.
The U.S. suspects that North Korean troops are being treated as expendable by their military leaders, leading them into ‘hopeless assaults’ against Ukrainian defenses.
U.S. intelligence suggests the North Korean deployment was initiated by Pyongyang itself, not at Russia's behest, despite Putin’s acceptance of their involvement.
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