Ukraine, North Korea

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.
North Korea's suicide soldiers pose new challenge for Ukraine in war with Russia
There is mounting evidence from the battlefield, intelligence reports and testimonies of defectors that some North Korean soldiers are resorting to extreme measures as they support Russia's three-year war with Ukraine.
300 North Korean troops have been killed in Ukraine, South Korea says
Separately, Ukraine revealed more details about the first two North Korean soldiers it has captured alive and said it was willing to exchange them for Ukrainians held in Russia.
Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two N Korean soldiers
Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a statement it has “confirmed that the Ukrainian military captured two North Korean soldiers on January 9 in the Kursk battlefield in Russia”.
North Korea suspected of preparing to send more troops to Russia, Seoul says
South Korea's military said on Friday that it suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces, even after suffering losses and seeing some of its soldiers captured.
Around 300 North Korean soldiers killed while fighting Russia's war against Ukraine: Seoul
South Korea's spy agency said over 3,000 North Korean soldiers sent to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine are likely to have been killed or injured. Two have been captured alive. Ukrainian Pres
North Korean troop fatalities and injuries exceed 3,000 in Ukraine, Seoul says
North Korean troop fatalities and injuries in Ukraine have likely exceeded 3,000, including about 300 deaths and 2,700 injuries, a South Korean lawmaker briefed by the country's spy agency said on Monday.
North Korean forces are being slaughtered fighting for Russia, harming combat operations, intel says
Britain's defense ministry said about 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and around 3,000 more wounded fighting against Ukraine.
The fatal lengths North Korean soldiers will go to avoid capture in Ukraine
The North Korean troops fighting for Russia are highly trained and will stop at nothing to avoid surrender, Ukrainian sources tell Sam Kiley, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor in Sumy
Facing exhaustion and North Korean troops, Ukraine's soldiers say the war needs to end
Soldiers fighting for Ukraine describe facing relentless waves of determined North Korean troops, Russian units with improved tactics, and Ukraine’s own struggles with exhaustion and sinking morale.
Seoul suspects North Korea plans to send more troops to Russia-Ukraine war
North Korea is reportedly preparing to send more troops to Russia to fuel the war in Ukraine, even after significant losses, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported.
Ukraine updates: Seoul says over 3,000 N Korean casualties
Follow DW.South Korea's intelligence agency estimated around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and another 2,700 ...
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At least 300 North Korean soldiers killed, thousands injured fighting against Ukraine: Seoul
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (UPI) --At least 300 North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine have been killed ...
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North Korean Troops, Viewed as ‘Expendables,’ Are Said To Be Using Human Wave Attacks Against Ukraine Forces
To avoid being hit by multiple drone attacks from the air, North Koreans have taken to forming a ‘human shield,’” says a ...
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Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two N Koreans
The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) yesterday backed up Ukraine’s account of having captured two wounded ...
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North Korea test fires its latest cruise missile as a gleeful Kim Jong-un brags his country's 'military muscle' is being 'perfected' after weapon 'precisely' hit its target
North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles, state news agency KCNA has reported, adding that ...
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A Fourth Trump-Kim Summit Would Be Complicated by North Korea’s Alliance With Putin’s Russia
Kim’s enhanced alliance with President Putin adds a whole new dimension to the North-South Korean standoff, as well as to the ...
Mark Zuckerberg wants workplaces to 'man up' -- why that hurts everyone
When Mark Zuckerberg appeared on a recent episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," he lamented that corporate culture had ...
Opinion - Can Trump handle today’s Korean peninsula?
Playing into the drama, turmoil in South Korea also changes the give-and-take between Washington and Seoul. Trump knows whom ...