North Korean Troops Turn to Alcohol

North Korean Soldiers Among 'Up to Battalion of Infantry' Killed in Ukraine
Russian forces, including North Korean troops, lost "up to a battalion of infantry" in fighting around one village in the southern Kursk region in roughly two days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
Entire battalion of Russian and North Korean troops slaughtered in attack on Ukraine-held village
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that up to a 'battalion' of Russian and North Korean soldiers were killed in an attack on a Kursk village held by Ukraine
Hundreds of North Korean troops dead in Kursk, Ukraine estimates
At the same time on Saturday, the Ukrainian armed forces reported 179 separate clashes along the tense line of contact, facing down attacks around the northeastern city of Kharkiv and the city of Pokrovsk in the country's Donbas region. They estimated as many as 1,730 Russian personnel were killed or captured in the assaults.
More than 3K North Korean troops have been killed, wounded fighting for Russia, Ukraine’s Zelensky says
Despite the relatively high casualty rate, Zelensky added that North Korea might send even more resources to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s armies.
North Korean troops suffer over 1,000 losses in Kursk Oblast in past week, White House official says
"It is clear that Russian and North Korean military leaders are treating these troops as expendable and ordering them on hopeless assaults against Ukrainian defenses," National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby said on Dec.
North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says
At least 47 people were killed when an airliner veered off the runway and erupted into a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday, Yonhap news agency reported.
Zelensky: At least 3K North Korean troops killed or wounded in Russia's war with Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Monday more than 3,000 troops from North Korea have been killed so far fighting next to Russian forces.
What we know about North Korean troops fighting Russia's war
Secretive North Korea has one of the world’s largest militaries, with 1.28 million active soldiers, but unlike in Russia, the Korean People's Army (KPA) has no recent experience of combat. Pyongyang’s army is “thoroughly indoctrinated but with low readiness,” says Mark Cancian, from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
North Korean Troops Turn to Alcohol As 'Fighting Spirit' Plummets
NATO has previously described the deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia as a "significant escalation" in the conflict.
North Korean Soliders in Ukraine Face Heavy Drinking Problems – More Soldiers Deployed to Kursk
North Korean troops in Russia face low morale and heavy casualties amid alcohol issues and propaganda influence in the Ukraine conflict.
North Korean troops in Russia 'turn to alcohol' after suffering 'significant losses' in Ukraine war
North Korean soldiers have reportedly turned to drinking alcohol as they try and deal with the horrors of the war in Ukraine, where they are supporting Russia's invasion
Zelenskiy reports heavy Russian, North Korean troop losses in Russia's Kursk
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'Highly indoctrinated' North Korean troops are being sent on 'hopeless' human wave assaults against Ukrainian positions: White House
Moscow has also used its own troops to carry out such attacks, which aim to overwhelm Ukrainian positions.