North Korea, 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."
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.
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.
Zelenskyy: 4,000 North Korean Soldiers Killed Out of 12,000 Deployed to Kursk
North Korean soldiers have died fighting alongside Russian forces at the Kursk front, Zelenskyy stated during the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Withdrawing from the Frontline: North Korean Soldiers Forced To Withdraw from Kursk Frontlines
Ukranian reports indicate that the North Korean soldiers previously encountered have withdrawn from the frontline. This report is limited to the Kursk region, where a large part of the recent fighting has been going on.
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 captured alive. One shouted ‘General Kim Jong-un’ before taking his own life as Kyiv’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) closed in,
Handwritten 'praying' note from Kim Jong-un found on North Korean fighting Ukraine
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is understood to have sent 11,000 troops to Russia to help Mad Vlad's forces in their battle to take back the Russian Kursk region which was taken by Ukraine in an Au
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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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North Korea ‘to send more troops to Russia despite heavy casualties’
South Korea also said that the North is preparing to test-fire a ballistic missile intended to reach the United States ...
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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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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North Korean prisoner of war tells Kyiv many casualties in Russia's Kursk
KYIV: A wounded North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region has told interrogators that Pyongyang's ...
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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 ...