Every single North Korean soldier fighting for Putin could be killed in 12 WEEKS as Vlad is already losing 100 a day
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EVERY last North Korean troop fighting in Putin's bloody war could be decimated within a matter of weeks, with nearly 100 wounded or killed a day. The mad Russian dictator has frequently been accused of using Kim Jong-un's men as cannon fodder in the Kursk region as the ill-prepared troops fight in "unfamiliar battlefields".
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Over 12,000 troops were sent by North Korea in a humiliating attempt to bolster Putin's dwindling forces - but all may be devastatingly wiped out within the next 12 weeks. The Institute for the Study of War has been tracking developments on the frontlines of the bloody invasion of Ukraine since it began in February 2022.
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The research group said in a damning assessment on January 16 that "the entirety of this North Korean contingent in Kursk Oblast may be killed or wounded in roughly 12 weeks". Earlier this year, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said 3,800 North Korean soldiers have been so far killed or maimed in the Kursk region.
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Reports of Kim's troops sacrificing their lives for mad Vlad first emerged in early November - while significant, devastating fighting began taking place from December. The ISW has estimated that the North Korean contingent is suffering losses of roughly a whopping 92 people a day.
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And if the high casualty rate pattern continues, Kim's troops will be completed decimated by mid-April. The group added: "North Korean forces will likely continue to suffer a larger ratio of wounded to killed in action - as is typical for armed conflict - and it is unclear if or when injured North Korean soldiers return to combat.".
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