Ukraine believes North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line have been "withdrawn" after suffering heavy losses, a military spokesman has said.

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.

North Korean troops have not been seen on the front lines in Ukraine for weeks now. After taking “big losses,” it’s unclear if they’re retreating for good or just temporarily rotating out.

North Korean troops were withdrawn from the front line in the Kursk Oblast after suffering heavy losses in hostilities, The New York Times reported.North

Soldiers from North Korea fighting on behalf of Moscow have reportedly pulled back from the frontline in Russia's Kursk region.

North Koreans are privately questioning why Ukraine has suddenly become their enemy, sources told Radio Free Asia.

Coupled with disorder in the Russian ranks, and Putin’s “meat-grinder” tactics, North Korean troops have endured a staggering number of casualties and even ended up fending for themselves in some scenarios, according to Ukrainian officials.

North Korea is preparing to send Russia more than 100 artillery systems – originally designed to flatten Seoul – to be used in its war against Ukraine.

An elite Ukrainian soldier has revealed how North Korean troops are blowing themselves up with grenades to avoid being captured alive. One shouted ‘General Kim Jong-un’ before taking his own life as Kyiv’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) closed in,

Although Hungary's supply of Russian gas comes via the TurkStream pipeline through Turkey, not via Ukraine, Orban maintains that the Ukraine route is important to Hungary. Orban told state radio on Friday that Ukraine's move to halt Russian gas transit to Central Europe and the resulting rise in energy prices was "unacceptable".

North Korean soldiers who joined their Russian allies in the war against the Ukrainian Defense Forces have been withdrawn from the frontline in Kursk region after suffering heavy losses.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