North Korean soldiers had been missing from combat, fueling speculation they were pulled back after taking heavy losses.

This is almost certainly primarily due to heavy losses sustained during attacks against Ukrainian-held positions.” Reports differ on the scale of the losses but one put them as high as 4,000 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded.

Ukraine's claim came just days after South Korea's intelligence service stated that North Korean troops had been pulled back from the front lines. View on euronews