High-ranking North Korean officer wounded in Ukrainian strike - WSJ

A high-ranking North Korean military commander was wounded in a Ukrainian attack on the region of Kursk in Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing western officials.

The sources did not name the officer nor did they detail the manner in which he was wounded, the report noted.

According to the WSJ, Col. Gen. Kim Yong Bok, deputy chief of the Korean military's general staff, was reportedly in Russia to coordinate his country's troops with the Russians. The report comes amid the recent escalation in the Ukraine-Russia War.

Earlier this month, North Korea sent over 10,000 troops to Russia's Kursk region, in what the US has termed "a major escalation by Russia."  (Read More)