The number of North Korean troops killed while fighting for Russia in Moscow's war against Ukraine is 600, South Korea has said. North Korea's total casualties, including those who were killed, were 4,

South Korea's spy agency says an estimated 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia against Ukrainian forces.

Such a move would have huge ramifications for Russia's full-scale invasion, and far-reaching implications for the international community. "If the Kremlin sends North Korean troops to the territory of Ukraine it would mean that North Korea is in a state of all out war with Ukraine,