North Korean defectors offer a glimpse inside Kim Jong Un's army as its casualties mount
Multiple defectors from North Korea spoke to NBC News about the mindset of soldiers sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
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 relationship with modern warfare."
‘They don’t take prisoners’: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Ukraine
North Korean soldiers have been deployed to fight for Russia, repelling Ukraine’s incursion in the border region of Kursk. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh gained rare insight into their brutal and near-suicidal tactics,
Former North Korean soldiers offer glimpse of life in Kim Jong Un's army
South Korea's military suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces, following reports of heavy casualties among North Korean soldiers due to a lack of modern combat training.
North Korean Troops Pull Back From Frontline in Russia: Ukraine Military
Soldiers from North Korea fighting on behalf of Moscow have reportedly pulled back from the frontline in Russia's Kursk region.
Suicidal tendencies and ’80s battlefield tactics: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Ukrainian special operations forces have given an insight into the brutal, near-suicidal tactics of the North Koreans they have faced in intense fighting in the Russian border region of Kursk.
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.
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What is life really like in North Korea?
(L-R) The national flag of North Korea (Ramhongsaek Konghwagukgi), The ... hotel represents the gap between the reality of everyday life for civilians, and what the regime want to present to ...
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Everyday Life in North Korea
Little is still known about North Korea and life behind the totalitarian curtain. Katharina Zellweger visited North Korea for the first time in 1995 and has since been to the country around 70 ...
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Stories from life in secretive North Korea
North Korea is widely known for its peculiarities. The nation is notorious for nuclear threats, political strain, and its ...
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What life is like in North Korea: explained by defector Hyeonseo Lee
She tells us what life was really like in North Korea until she fled at the age of 17. She says about her time in North Korea that it felt like she was living in a prison and that she thought ...
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This Is What Daily Life in North Korea Looks Like
This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. There are 25 million people in North Korea, but the only visible portraits are of its leaders. Regular people are ...
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Rape ‘part of ordinary life’ in North Korea
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North Korea: Life in the camps
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Surrendering North Korean soldier refuses to drop sausage at gunpoint
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Three in four South Koreans unaware of fate of loved ones in North Korea: survey
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