"Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for his soldiers' fighting "heroically" with Russian forces in Ukraine. The two Leaders held bilateral talks in Beijing after attending a military parade hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping. "At your initiative, as is well known, your special forces participated in the liberation of the Kursk region," Putin told Kim. "Your soldiers fought courageously and heroically.""
"South Korea estimates North Korea has sent around 15,000 troops and large amounts of military equipment, including ballistic missiles and artillery, to support Russia's war in Ukraine. An estimate from Seoul said about 2,000 North Korean soldiers have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine. Kim said that cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow has "significantly strengthened" since the two countries signed a strategic partnership pact in June last year."
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine and praised their participation in the liberation of the Kursk region. The leaders met in Beijing after attending a military parade hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping. South Korea estimates North Korea has sent about 15,000 troops and large amounts of military equipment, including ballistic missiles and artillery, to support Russia, and that roughly 2,000 North Korean soldiers have died. Kim said cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow has significantly strengthened since a strategic partnership pact in June and offered fraternal assistance to Russia.
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