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,

The Yonhap news agency reported reported that Seoul's National Intelligence Service (NIS) confirmed the findings of a recent New York Times report, which revealed — citing Ukrainian and U.S. intelligence — that North Korea’s troops had been withdrawn from the front line after suffering heavy losses.

When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine