North Korea, Ukraine

North Korean soldiers 'disappear' from front line after suffering heavy losses
Lee Seong-kweun, a member of South Korea’s National Assembly, also claimed that "in the memos carried by those killed ... North Korean authorities emphasised self-destruction and suicide before capture". A former North Korean soldier going by the name Kim added that suicide is "the reality" of being a soldier for his country.
Defectors offer insight into mindset of North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine
All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid capture, one former soldier told NBC News.
Troops captured by Ukraine provide rare glimpse into North Korea’s military
North Korea has not responded to reports of its troops captured or killed by Ukraine forces. It has never publicised the deployment or large shipments of North Korean artillery shells and other weapons sent to Russia to help its war against Ukraine, although they marked the country’s first intervention in a major armed conflict overseas in decades.
North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia
Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Camille Shea told the United Nations Security Council last week.
North Korean troops pulled back from frontline after heavy losses, Ukrainian officials say
North Korean troops have not been seen on the frontlines in Russia’s Kursk region for several weeks, a Ukrainian military official said Friday, amid reports of mass casualties among Pyongyang’s forces.
North Korean troops no longer seen on front lines fighting Ukraine
The North Korean troops have not been seen at the front lines for about two weeks, according to U.S. and Ukrainian military officials.
North Korean troops ‘withdrawn’ from Kursk front line, says Ukraine
Western, South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence agencies say Pyongyang deployed more than 10,000 troops to support Russia’s forces fighting in its western Kursk region, where U
South Korea’s president charged with insurrection over declaration of martial law
South Korean prosecutors indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges over his declaration of ...
North Korea's Kim calls for bolstering nuclear forces, state media says
Trump, who held unprecedented summits with Kim during his first term and has touted their personal rapport, said last week he ...
North Korea's Kim calls for bolstering nuclear forces this year, KCNA reports
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for bolstering nuclear forces this year during a visit to a nuclear material ...
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Seoul’s spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven’t shown desire to defect
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s willing to hand over the soldiers to North Korea, if Kim Jong Un arranges for an exchange with Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia.
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ONE CYR'S VIEW: South Korea crisis in context
South Korea’s beleaguered President Yoon Suk-yeol has now formally been charged with insurrection and will stand trial. Yoon ...
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S. Korea to rein in intelligence service in bid for reconciliation
South Korea is moving to restrain the authority ... passed legislation that would have police replace the National Intelligence Service (NIS) in dealing with the North by the end of 2023 at ...
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North Korea
North Korea may dispatch more troops to Russia despite casualties, South Korea’s National Intelligence told lawmakers during a briefing Thursday. Ukraine's intelligence services released ...