North Korea troops not in combat in Russia’s Kursk since mid-Jan: Seoul

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engaged in combat since mid-January, South Korea’s spy agency told AFP on Tuesday, after Ukraine claimed they had been withdrawn following heavy losses.

“Since mid-January, it appears that the North Korean troops deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have not engaged in combat,” South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said.

“One reason for this may be the occurrence of many casualties, but the exact details are still being monitored,” it added in a statement.