North Korea sent its best troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. But after months of suffering severe losses, they have been taken off the front line.

The Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have confirmed that North Korean troops have been absent from Russia’s Kursk region for around three weeks. — Ukrinform.

North Korean troops have not been seen on the frontlines in Russia’s Kursk region for several weeks, a Ukrainian military official said Friday, amid reports of mass casualties among Pyongyang’s forces.

North Korean soldiers who joined their Russian allies in the war against the Ukrainian Defense Forces have been withdrawn from the frontline in Kursk region after suffering heavy losses. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) confirmed that North Korean troops have been absent from Russia's Kursk Oblast for around three weeks. Source: Oleksandr Kindratenko, the spokesperson for the Special Operations Forces,

North Korean forces have been pulled off the frontlines in the Kursk region after suffering heavy losses in combat, The New York Times reports. According to Ukrainian and US officials, North Korean soldiers who had been fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine were withdrawn after sustaining significant casualties.