The absence of North Korean POWs Ri and Baek from a recent exchange has sparked debate over their potential transfer to South ...

Decisions over North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine belong to Kyiv, not Seoul or the media, an independent UN ...

About 6,000 North Korean soldiers have been reported as casualties in Russia's campaign against Ukraine, per South Korea’s ...

North Korean forces initially supported Russia with infantry assaults, but they've pivoted to drone and artillery operations.

Two North Korean soldiers captured on a battlefield far from the Korean Peninsula are now being held thousands of kilometers from home. Despite ...

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Two North Korean soldiers who were captured in Ukraine while fighting for Russia have written a letter expressing their desire to defect to South Korea, an activist in Seoul ...

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea's human rights said Friday it is up to Ukraine to decide ...

If they don’t, there’s nothing I can do.” At first glance, the North Korean prisoner of war captured in Ukraine looked rather ...

As Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on, Moscow’s ambassador in Seoul publicly thanked North Korean troops for what he called the “liberation” of part of the Kursk region.

The release of interviews with North Korean soldiers captured as prisoners of war on the Ukrainian battlefield is causing shockwaves. I found the testimonies of these two young men so devastating ...

This month marks the fourth year of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. This tragedy has caused immense suffering ...