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.

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.

This comes after reports that said Moscow had withdrawn them due to heavy losses. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The alleged 10,000 North Koreans fighting for Russia are thought to have taken heavy losses. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Russian soldiers would be treated in North Korean medical facilities, said Matsegora, Moscow's longtime diplomat to Pyongyang.

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday (Feb 7) that North Korean troops were back on the front line in Russia's Kursk region, after reports Moscow had withdrawn them due to heavy losses.

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

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,

North Korean authorities have threatened citizens with punishment for spreading rumors about soldiers who died during the war in Ukraine, according to Newsweek. The estimates from the US and South Korea suggest that Kim Jong Un's regime has sent over 11,