Russia’s ambassador to North Korea said that its Asian ally is also hosting Russian children orphaned by its war against Ukraine, as the two nations deepen ties.

A Ukrainian news outlet has published a video showing the capture of a North Korean soldier, as South Korea's spy agency said Kim Jong Un has pulled troops from Russia's Kursk region. Newsweek has contacted the Russia's Foreign Ministry for comment.

Pyongyang would seem to have little reason to send its own people to risk their lives in the Russia-Ukraine War. But these soldiers appear to be at the heart of the North Korea-Russia security partnership.

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.

North Korea could “additionally supply troops, weapons and ammunition going forward”, said the official. Read more at straitstimes.com.

North Korean troops have been pulled back from the frontline amid devastating losses, according to Ukrainian and American officials. Kim Jong Un ’s forces have not been seen on the battlefield for around three weeks, Ukrainian special forces said, according to the New York Times.

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

Hundreds of Russian troops have been treated in North Korea for battlefield wounds sustained Ukraine's meat grinder, Russian ambassador says. But China's decision not to offer its superior hospitals f

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