Ukraine’s Zelenskyy: Heavy Russian, North Korean losses in Russia’s Kursk region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia’s southern Kursk region.

“In battles yesterday and today near just one village, Makhnovka, in Kursk region, the Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address, referring to a report by Ukraine’s top commander.

“This is significant.”

Zelenskyy provided no specific details. A battalion can vary in size but is generally made up of several hundred troops.