INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
North Korean soldiers in Russia were pulled from the front lines in the partially occupied Kursk region after facing heavy losses, the New
York Timesreported Thursday, citing anonymous Ukrainian and United States officials.The report comes a week after some Western officials
estimated that around 4,000 of the 11,000 North Korean soldiers believed to have been sent to Russia late last year may have been killed,
wounded, captured or gone missing.United States officials believe the North Korean soldiers could now be undergoing additional training or
in the Kursk region.Neither Moscow nor Pyongyang has officially acknowledged the presence of North Korean forces, which were believed to be
assisting Russia in pushing Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region
United States defense official.United States intelligence agencies claim North Korean leader Kim Jong Un proposed deploying troops to
has also reportedly been supplying Russia with rockets, missiles and millions of artillery shells, which are believed to account for half of
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