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.

Ukraine believes North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia’s army on the Kursk front line have been “withdrawn” after suffering heavy losses, a military spokesman told AFP on Friday. Russia again refused to comment on claims foreign troops were fighting alongside their own soldiers.

Ukraine previously said it had captured or killed several North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region. Zelensky has published footage of interrogations with what he said were North Korean priso

NORTH Korean troops fighting for Vladimir Putin have retreated from the frontline after nearly half of them were wiped out, a Ukrainian claims. The withdrawal comes as Kyiv eliminated one of

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.

Ukrainian special forces fighting in Russia's western Kursk region have told the BBC they have not seen any North Korean troops there for the past three weeks. A spokesman said it was likely they had pulled out after suffering heavy losses.

A Ukrainian Military official informed that North Korean forces have "probably" withdrawn from frontlines in Russia's Kursk region after suffering heavy losses, CNN reported.Colonel Oleksandr, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Special Operations Forces,