North Korean troops pulled back from frontline

North Korean Troops No Longer Seen on Front Lines Fighting Ukraine
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.
Defectors offer insight into mindset of North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine
All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid capture, one former soldier told NBC News.
Ukraine says North Korean troops likely pulled out of front line
Ukrainian special forces tell the BBC they have not seen any North Koreans in Russia's Kursk region in three weeks.
Ukraine special forces say N.Korean troops not seen at front in three weeks
Ukraine's special operations forces have not seen North Korean troops on the battlefield in Russia's Kursk region for around three weeks, suggesting they have been forced to withdraw after taking heavy losses,
North Korean troops pulled back from frontline after heavy losses, Ukrainian officials say
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.
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North Korean troops ‘withdrawn’ from Kursk front line, says Ukraine
Western, South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence agencies say Pyongyang deployed more than 10,000 troops to support Russia’s forces fighting in its western Kursk region, where U
North Korean Troops Disappear From Russia’s Front Lines After Heavy Losses
After suffering massive battlefield losses, North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces have reportedly vanished from the front lines.
A former soldier in North Korea's army says he was restricted to firing 3 bullets a year
Hyunseung Lee, a former soldier who fled North Korea, told BI that those sent to fight against Ukraine have "zero ...
The Independent16d
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that’s the reality about North Korea,” said Kim, a 32-year-old former North Korean soldier who defected to the South in 2022, requesting he only be identified by his surname due to fears of ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer18d
Captured North Korea soldier says he wishes to remain in Ukraine
When asked by the interpreter if he wished to return to North Korea, the soldier was initially unresponsive, but when the interpreter asked again, using “Joson,” the North Korean term for the ...
Reuters17d
North Korea's suicide soldiers pose new challenge for Ukraine in war with Russia
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EFE18d
North Korea orders soldiers in Ukraine to die before capture: South Korea
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