A senior North Korean general was wounded by a Ukrainian military strike in Russia, according to Western officials — the Hermit Kingdom’s first high-ranking casualty since joining the war.
The unidentified general was reportedly wounded in a military strike in Russia’s Kursk region, officials told the Wall Street Journal.
It’s not exactly clear how or when he was wounded.
Some 10,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to the front in Kursk, where Russia has suffered heavy losses of late forcing back Ukrainian troops who launched a massive offensive there and reclaimed much territory in August.
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un could deploy as many as 100,000 troops to assist Russia in the war, which could bolster Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fighting force by 20%. […]
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