A "human wave" of North Korean soldiers fighting on Russia's side in the Ukraine war are being sent to their deaths in futile attacks by generals who see them as "expendable," the White House said Friday."These North Korean soldiers appear to be highly indoctrinated, pushing attacks even when it is clear that those attacks are futile.

North Korean troops are attacking Ukrainian positions in Russia’s western Kursk region, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Friday, as Russia continues its onslaught on Ukraine’s energy grid into the winter.

A North Korean soldier captured by Ukrainian forces for the first time in the Russo-Ukraine War has died of wounds, sources from both Kyiv and Seoul claimed Friday.