![Hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers treated in North Korea, envoy in Pyongyang says Hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers treated in North Korea, envoy in Pyongyang says](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2151581893.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill)
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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.
Wounded Russian troops have been recovering in North Korean medical facilities, Ambassador Alexander Matsegora told state-run outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta in an extensive interview published Sunday.
“A clear example of such a brotherly attitude (between Russian and North Korea) is the rehabilitation of hundreds of wounded soldiers … in Korean sanatoriums and hospitals,” he said.
The Russian envoy’s comments are the…