North Korea, Russia

North Korean Troops Withdraw From Russia's Frontline After Heavy Losses, Officials Say
North Korean troops are no longer fighting on Russia’s behalf in Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, according to reports. Pyongyang signed a mutual defence agreement with Moscow last year, promising to defend one another if a third party were to attack.
North Korean Troops No Longer Seen on Front Lines Fighting Ukraine
North Korea sent its best troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. But after months of suffering severe losses, they have been taken off the front line.
North Korea troops partially withdraw from frontline in Russia’s Kursk after weeks of heavy losses
A Ukrainian special forces commander says North Korean troops have moved back from the fighting for roughly a fortnight
North Korea soldiers turn on Putin and Russia as they 'steal supplies and disobey orders'
The suicidal battlefield tactics of North Korean soliders fighting for Russia in Ukraine have been revealed by Ukrainian servicemen.
North Korea's Kim Expected to Send More Troops, Weapons to Russia
North Korean troops' limited combat experience and unfamiliarity with the terrain of the Russian-Ukrainian battlefields have contributed to heavy losses.
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
Multiple defectors from North Korea spoke to NBC News about the mindset of soldiers sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
North Korean troops 'pulling back' from Russian frontlines as intense battle rages
Ukraine took Russia by surprise when it captured 500 miles in the Kursk region in the summer of 2024 before Moscow retaliated.
Third of North Korean troops already wiped out in Ukraine
British intelligence has reported that one-third of the troops deployed alongside Russian forces in Ukraine are already out of action. Pyongyang sent a contingent of 12,000 soldiers to Russia to assist local forces in regaining lost territory in the Kursk region,
North Koreans Fake Tuberculosis To Avoid Military Deployment to Russia War
North Koreans are privately questioning why Ukraine has suddenly become their enemy, sources told Radio Free Asia.
Warning to Brits keen to visit North Korea's 'Benidorm' as danger tourism could prove fatal
North Korea's beach holiday location Wonsan, built in a former missile launch site, is close to be ready for its first ...
Hundreds of Brits sign up to travel to Kim Jong Un’s Benidorm-style resort in North Korea – despite dire tourist warning
HUNDREDS of Brits have signed up to visit the “North Korean Benidorm” when it opens – despite dire warnings to would-be ...
Ukraine's intel chief says North Korea is about to double its artillery systems in Russia's war to nearly 500 guns
Budanov said North Korea has sent 120 self-propelled howitzers and 120 MLRS to Russia, and is likely to send the same number ...
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reports South Korea’s military ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv launches fresh drone assault on Putin's oil refineries inside Russia
Although Hungary's supply of Russian gas comes via the TurkStream pipeline through Turkey, not via Ukraine, Orban maintains that the Ukraine route is important to Hungary. Orban told state radio on ...
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Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s possible next president?
W HEN SOUTH KOREA’S president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sent troops streaming into the country’s National Assembly on December 3rd, Lee Jae-myung turned on his livestream. Viewers watched on a shaky smartphone ...
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Ukraine Military Situation Report | North Korean Military Involvement Special Edition
Below Senior Fellow Can Kasapoğlu offers a military situation report about the war in Ukraine. Executive Summary ...