North Korea has treated hundreds of Russian soldiers injured in Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang told state media, as he revealed new details of the reclusive state’s backing for the Kremlin’s war effort.

Fresh North Korean troops are pouring into the embattled Kursk Oblast region of Russia after the initial wave of North Koreans suffered

North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been engaged in combat since mid-January, South Korea's spy agency told AFP on Tuesday, after Ukraine claimed they had been withdrawn following heavy losses.

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.

Russian military personnel are being treated in North Korea's "best hospitals and sanatoriums," an official said.

North Korean soldiers are "sitting ducks," says a British YouTuber who travelled to the frontlines in the Ukraine.

Russia has sent experienced soldiers to North Korea, officially for medical treatment. However, analysts suggest the true goal is the exchange of military experience. The Russian ambassador to North Korea,

Russian soldiers wounded in the war in Ukraine are being rehabilitated in North Korean sanatoriums and specialized clinics, said the Russian ambassador to North Korea, Alexandr Matsegora. “A clear example of the fraternal relationship between Russians and North Koreans is the rehabilitation of hundreds of fighters wounded in the special military operation in Korean sanatoriums and medical centers,