Ukrainian Media: "Deployed North Korean Troops to Be Annihilated by Mid-April"

"If This Trend Continues, Annihilation Within 12 Weeks"

There are observations that North Korean troops deployed to Russia and engaged in combat against Ukrainian forces could be annihilated by mid-April this year.

The Ukrainian military specialist English media outlet, 'Defense Express,' reported on the 18th that since North Korean units were fully deployed in combat from December last year, an average of 92 North Korean casualties have occurred daily until recently, and if this trend continues, they predict annihilation within 12 weeks.

The outlet forecasted, "This grim projection shows that North Korea's involvement in Russia's military operations is a risky act and that it is suffering severe personnel losses as a result."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky estimated that 12,000 North Korean troops were deployed to Russia, and as of the 5th of this month, 3,800 had been killed or wounded. On the 9th, he further stated that the cumulative losses of North Korean troops amounted to 4,000.