Editing Human wave attack (section)

==== North Korean military ====

North Korean troops were deployed to Russia in October 2024 to aid Russia in the Ukrainian [[2024 Kursk offensive|Kursk offensive]], their attacks on Ukrainian positions were described as "human wave attacks" in December 2024 by Kirby, who assessed that the attacks had resulted in over 1,000 killed and wounded North Korean soldiers in one week on the front. He added that it was "clear" that Russian and North Korean military leaders saw the North Koreans as "expendable".<ref name="y298">{{cite web | last=Bazail-Eimil | first=Eric | title=North Koreans launching 'human wave' attacks against Ukrainian positions in Kursk | website=POLITICO | date=27 December 2024 | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/27/north-korea-attacks-ukraine-kursk-00196071 | access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="s357">{{cite web | title=North Koreans kill themselves to avoid capture by Ukraine: US official | website=Radio Free Asia | date=30 December 2024 | url=https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/30/north-korea-casualties-ukraine-russia/ | access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="a756">{{cite web | title=Ukraine war briefing: 'Human wave' of North Korean troops being sent to their deaths, says US | website=The Guardian | date=28 December 2024 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/28/ukraine-war-briefing-human-wave-of-north-korean-troops-being-sent-to-their-deaths-says-us | access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="e060">{{cite web | last=Baker | first=Sinéad | title='Highly indoctrinated' North Korean troops are being sent on 'hopeless' human wave assaults against Ukrainian positions: White House | website=Business Insider | date=28 December 2024 | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-troops-sent-hopeless-waves-attacks-ukraine-white-house-2024-12 | access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>