Ukraine, North Korea

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.
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 Troops Thought Ukraine War Was an Exercise
Videos of captured North Korean troops posted online by Ukrainian President Zelensky show them admitting that they thought they were being sent on an exercise.
Will Casualties in Ukraine Lead to Change in North Korea?
The unprecedented loss of life in a foreign conflict means that the war in Ukraine could be the Kim regime’s most significant test since the 1990s famine.
Ukraine special forces say N.Korean troops not seen at front in three weeks
Ukraine's special operations forces have not seen North Korean troops on the battlefield in Russia's Kursk region for around three weeks, suggesting they have been forced to withdraw after taking heavy losses,
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North Korean troops ‘withdrawn’ from Kursk front line, says Ukraine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
North Korean troops withdrawn from frontline after heavy losses - NYT
North Korean forces have been pulled off the frontlines in the Kursk region after suffering heavy losses in combat, The New York Times reports. According to Ukrainian and US officials, North Korean soldiers who had been fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine were withdrawn after sustaining significant casualties.
NYT: North Korean soldiers withdrawn from Kursk front line due to heavy losses, may return
The New York Times, citing officials from Ukraine and the US, reported that North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine were pulled from the front line in Kursk Oblast after suffering heavy losses.
North Korean soldier shouted ‘Kim Jong-un’ before blowing himself up on battlefield
An elite Ukrainian soldier has revealed how North Korean troops are blowing themselves up with grenades to avoid being ...
A former soldier in North Korea's army says he was restricted to firing 3 bullets a year
Hyunseung Lee, a former soldier who fled North Korea, told BI that those sent to fight against Ukraine have "zero ...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Moscow in Russia's western Kursk region. North Korea may dispatch ...
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Kim Jong Un’s grip on power wavers as North Korea’s youth defy loyalty
The report highlights Kim’s concern over foreign media, which provide rare glimpses into the outside world through K-pop ...
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[Column] The faces of North Korean POWs
By Kim Ji-eun, deputy international news editor Article 13 of the Third Geneva Convention, as established in 1949, states, “Prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts ...
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 ...