Two North Korean soldiers captured in January in the Kursk region are currently receiving medical treatment. They are testifying about North Korea's involvement in the war on Russia's side, The Wall Street Journal reports.

North Korean soldiers sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine were deceived into thinking they were battling South Korean forces, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Testimonies from two captured soldiers,

The two soldiers thought they would be fighting South Korean troops and were told to kill themselves rather than be captured.

Ukrainian troops holding positions in Kursk say the North Koreans have reappeared on the battlefield and become even more formidable foes.

North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to support Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian, U.S. and South Korean assessments, Pyongyang's first major involvement in a war since the 1950s.

An official from Seoul’s National Intelligence Agency said that troops who had been pulled from the Kursk frontline due to heavy losses have been redeployed. ‘Some additional troop deployments appear to have taken place,

The fresh deployment comes after North Korea suffered heavy casualties on the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the South’s spy agency says.

North Korea is refusing to repatriate the bodies of troops killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine because it fears anger from families could lead to civil unrest.

Seoul reported on Thursday 27 February that Pyongyang had deployed additional armed forces to Russia. According to South Korean intelligence, additional troops have been sent to Russian soil and North Korean soldiers have once again been deployed on the front line in the Kursk region.