Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that several “seriously wounded” North Korean soldiers died from their injuries after being captured by Ukrainian forces.

The Russians continue to engage North Korean army units in combat operations in the Kursk region. On New Year's Eve, North Korean soldiers got drunk, according to Ukrainian Defense Intelligence. According to Defense Intelligence of Ukraine,

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There are risks of North Korea sending additional troops and military equipment to the Russian army,” Zelensky said. “We will have tangible responses to this.”

A North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine has died of his wounds, South Korea's spy agency said on Friday. "It has been confirmed through an allied intelligence agency that the North Korean soldier captured alive on December 26th has just passed away due to worsening wounds," the NIS said in a statement.

White House National Security communications adviser John Kirby said Russia was treating North Korean troops as “expendable” by sending them on impractical ground operations in its war against

In Trump-led armistice talks, the Hermit Kingdom may want a seat at the table.

NATO has previously described the deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia as a "significant escalation" in the conflict.