At least 100 North Korean soldiers were killed in Kursk Oblast by mid-December 2024.
Unresolvable Claimed by Government of South Korea on 19 December 2024.
The statement
South Korea's National Intelligence Service told lawmakers at least 100 North Korean soldiers had been killed and over 1,000 injured in Kursk, and that Pyongyang might send more troops.
- Origin of the claim ABC News
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2024-12-19) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-q3s7 records South Korean intelligence's figure and a separate Ukrainian intelligence figure; both are government claims, and the record holds no independent count of North Korean dead. |
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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-4bkk, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-4bkk/