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.

The North Korean soldier said he did not know that he was going to be sent to attack Ukrainian soldiers and believed he would be going to Russia as an overseas student

The 10,000 North Koreans sent to this Russian region to fight alongside the Russians withdrew from the area in mid-January after suffering heavy losses.

North Korean soldiers are still fighting in the Kursk region. Ukrainian military expert Sergey Grabski warns that they are undergoing additional training in Russia, which will enable them to handle weapons used in the Russo-Ukrainian war more effectively.

Soldiers from North Korea are fighting on Russia's side. However, not everyone is aware of why they are going to Ukraine. One of the military personnel revealed to a South Korean newspaper what he was promised.

Two North Korean prisoners of war have revealed that the officers running their battalion told them that South Koreans were operating the drones used in the war against Ukraine

As reported by the Kyiv government-affiliated service UNITED24 Media, North Korean prisoners captured in January by the Ukrainian army have given their first interview to the media. They admitted they were unaware of the true reason for being sent to the Kursk region in Russia and were not properly trained.

Soldiers from North Korea are fighting on Russia's side. However, not all of them are aware of why they are going to Ukraine. A military member told a South Korean newspaper that he was unaware he would be involved in combat,