Ukraine, North Korea and Russia

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.
More North Korean Artillery Troops Heading To Russia: Ukraine Intel Chief
It will mostly be missile and artillery troops who typically operate hundreds of tubed and rocket artillery systems as well as the KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles Pyongyang has already provided Moscow,
North Korean soldiers in Russia resort to suicide amid capture of first POWs by Ukraine
North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia's Kursk region against Ukraine have begun resorting to drastic measures to avoid capture, including "finishing off" fellow soldiers and suicide by grenade.
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, the United Nations Security Council learned last week.
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 Korea's Monthly Troop Losses in Ukraine Could Reach 45,000: ISW
Pyongyang's monthly troop losses could skyrocket if it deploys more troops to the frontlines in Kursk and continues sustaining high losses.
North Korean soldiers wanted for murder of Russian troops
Three soldiers from North Korea are wanted for the murder of five Russian servicemen in the Kursk region. The incident took place on January 13, 2025. Russian military bloggers have published a poster indicating that Vladimir Putin's regime is searching for three North Korean soldiers.
Ukraine's Special Ops in bloody 8-hour battle with North Korean troops - 21 killed
Ukrainian soldiers retreated after an assault in Russia's Kursk Oblast that lasted eight hours and resulted in the death of 21 North Koreans.
North Korea's assembly meets but no mention of unification, foreign policy changes
North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) met over two days this week and reported on its achievements during 2024 but ...
North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
Starving North Korean soldier refused to drop sausage at gunpoint – then asked Ukrainian captors to watch romantic film
A STARVING North Korean soldier risked his life by refusing to drop a sausage when ordered to surrender by Ukrainian forces. Earlier this month President Zelensky confirmed that two North Korean ...
US media: N.Korea to send more troops within 2 months to aid Russia in Kursk
The New York Times has reported, quoting a senior US defense official, that within the next two months, North Korea is ...
Japan mum hopes Trump will get Kim to release her daughter after 48 years in North Korea
The family of Megumi Yokota, who was 13 when she was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, met the US president previously ...
South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in first public appearance since arrest
The assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last month, but the Constitutional Court will decide whether to formally ...