North Korea has treated hundreds of Russian soldiers injured in Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang told state media, as he revealed new details of the reclusive state’s backing for the Kremlin’s war effort.

North Korea has sent about 200 units of long-range artillery to Russia and is likely to send more troops and weapons to support Moscow's war against Ukraine, the South Korean news agency Yonhap News reports.

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engaged in combat since mid-January, South Korea's spy agency told AFP on Tuesday, after Ukraine claimed they had been withdrawn following heavy losses.

North Korea could “additionally supply troops, weapons and ammunition going forward”, said the official. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russian military personnel are being treated in North Korea's "best hospitals and sanatoriums," an official said.

The Russian soldiers would be treated in North Korean medical facilities, said Matsegora, Moscow's longtime diplomat to Pyongyang.

North Korean soldiers are "sitting ducks," says a British YouTuber who travelled to the frontlines in the Ukraine.

Russia has sent experienced soldiers to North Korea, officially for medical treatment. However, analysts suggest the true goal is the exchange of military experience. The Russian ambassador to North Korea,

Russian soldiers wounded in the war in Ukraine are being rehabilitated in North Korean sanatoriums and specialized clinics, said the Russian ambassador to North Korea, Alexandr Matsegora. “A clear example of the fraternal relationship between Russians and North Koreans is the rehabilitation of hundreds of fighters wounded in the special military operation in Korean sanatoriums and medical centers,