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Ukraine releases New Year's messages from Kim Jong-un to North Korean troops fighting in Russia: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly sent New Year’s messages to North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia's war against Ukraine, urging them to "fight with courage" until the end, according to a news report.
Spy Agency: North Korean Troops in Ukraine Fail to Defect
South Korea's intelligence agency estimates that approximately 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and another 2,700 injured while fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine. This marks North Korea's first participation in a large-scale conflict since the 1950-53 Korean War.
Are North Korean soldiers blowing themselves up on Ukraine’s frontlines to avoid capture?
Reports suggest North Korean soldiers in Ukraine are employing extreme tactics, including suicide bombings, to evade capture. With over 11,000 troops reportedly deployed to support Russia, mounting ca
Russia-Ukraine War: North Korean soldiers dying rapidly in deadly battle, Kim Jong Un’s army could be wiped out in…
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that more than 3,800 North Korean soldiers have already been killed in the Kursk region.
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.
Diary of dead North Korean soldier reveals grisly 'human bait' tactic used by Russia in Ukraine
A crude handwritten diary belonging to a dead North Korean soldier in Ukraine has revealed Kim Jong Un’s troops are being used as “bait” to lure out and destroy Ukrainian drones.
North Korean soldiers unwilling to defect after capture in Ukraine
The soldiers of the Korean People's Army captured from the front lines of the war in Ukraine appeared unwilling to defect from North Korea.
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 in Ukraine gain battlefield experience, cementing alliance with Russia
North Korean troops have been deployed to bolster Russian forces in the Kursk border region with Ukraine, where they are gaining battlefield experience despite initial heavy losses.
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.
North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine says he 'didn't know' who he'd be fighting
As fatalities mount questions remain as to how well equipped North Korean soliders dropped into the region are. But one prisoner of war reveals there may be less of them than we think
North Korean Soldier Speaks After Ukraine Capture: 'I Didn't Know'
"I didn't even know who we were fighting against," the captured soldier from Pyongyang told Ukraine's Security Service.
What the North Koreans took into battle against Ukraine
Weapons and notes left on dead North Korean troops in Russia give Ukraine a glimpse into their mindset — and show how they ...