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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Tom Watling

North Korea troops partially withdraw from frontline in Russia’s Kursk after weeks of heavy losses

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets soldiers who took part in a training in North Korea last March - (KCNA via KNS)

North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia near the Ukrainian border have temporarily withdrawn following weeks of heavy losses, Kyiv’s military has claimed.

A Ukrainian special forces commander tasked with retrieving DNA samples from North Korean soldiers claimed Pyongyang’s troops had retreated from one of the axes of the Kursk region, where they have been mobilised since last December, for roughly a fortnight.

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