Although the North Korean troops were highlighted as a decisive escalation in the conflict, their performance appears to have fallen well short of expectations.

North Korean troops not seen for 3 weeks in parts of Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's Special Forces say Ukraine deploys long-range drone capable of 2,000 km strike, military says Ukrainian drones strike "one of 10 largest oil refineries in Russia,

North Korean troops deployed to support Russian forces in Ukraine's Kursk region have been withdrawn after suffering heavy casualties, say Ukrainian officials. Over 10,000 soldiers were sent by Pyongyang,

North Korean soldiers who joined their Russian allies in the war against the Ukrainian Defense Forces have been withdrawn from the frontline in Kursk region after suffering heavy losses. — Ukrinform.

A Ukrainian special forces commander says North Korean troops have moved back from the fighting for roughly a fortnight

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.

The Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have confirmed that North Korean troops have been absent from Russia’s Kursk region for around three weeks. — Ukrinform.

According to Zelensky, the over ten thousand North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia have reportedly suffered over four thousand casualties. Attacks continue in the Ukraine war despite Putin's statement on Tuesday that he was willing to negotiate peace,

North Korean forces have been pulled off the frontlines in the Kursk region after suffering heavy losses in combat, The New York Times reports. According to Ukrainian and US officials, North Korean soldiers who had been fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine were withdrawn after sustaining significant casualties.