A senior military officer from North Korea's Korean People's Army (KPA) was reportedly injured in a Ukrainian strike in Russia's Kursk region, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal on November 21.
This is the first confirmed case of a high-ranking North Korean military figure being wounded in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, based on information from unnamed Western officials cited by the WSJ.
Details surrounding the general's injury, including the circumstances and the officer's identity, remain unknown.
The incident follows a missile strike in the Kursk region on November 20, which reportedly killed 18 Russian soldiers and injured 33 others, including three North Korean nationals, according to Russian media sources.
The growing involvement of North Korea in Russia's war on Ukraine has drawn international criticism. On November 19, during the 1,000th day of the conflict, South Korea addressed the UN Security Council, condemning North Korea's increasing military support for Russia.
