Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that some 38,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded fighting in Russia's western Kursk region since August.

A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.

"We also agreed to work closely with key allies on achieving peace and developing effective security guarantees," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have suffered more than 38,000 casualties in the western Russian region of Kursk over the five months since Kyiv launched its cross-border offensive there.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday highlighted progress in Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive in the Kursk region, marking five months since the operation began. Zelenskyy emphasised the creation of a buffer zone on Russian territory and the destruction of Russian military assets,

The Ukrainian leader said the Russian army had lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops in recent days.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that on 3 and 4 January, near the village of Makhnovka in Kursk Oblast, the Russians lost up to a battalion of infantry soldiers made up of North Koreans and Russian paratroopers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted that his nation's forces would "undoubtedly" capture more North Korean troops.

Ukraine's president told podcaster Lex Fridman that 3,800 North Koreans had been killed or wounded fighting alongside Russia but many more could come.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian and North Korean forces have suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia's southern Kursk region.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Monday, 6 January, that Ukraine continues to maintain a buffer zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast five months after launching the operation. Source: Zelenskyy in an evening address on 6 January Quote: "Second - the Kursk operation.