North Korea troops in Russia pulled from Kursk front line combat because of 'many casualties'
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engaged in combat since mid-January, South Korea's spy agency told AFP on Tuesday, after Ukraine claimed they had been withdrawn following heavy losses.
The commander described the North Korean troops as "cannon fodder" and said their behavior in combat was erratic.
South Korea's spy agency says North Korean soldiers deployed to fight on the Russian side appear to be absent from combat operations in the western region of Kursk.
A Ukrainian commander told Newsweek that Pyongyang's troops seemed to carry more ammunition than supplies when in battle.
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