The National Interest on MSN6d
North Korea Lost 5,000 Troops in Kursk: UK
Reports from the ground indicate that the North Koreans are disciplined and fearsome fighters—but do not seem trained and ...
National Security Journal on MSN3d
North Korea Has Suffered Nearly ’50 Percent Losses’ in Ukraine War
North Korea has faced catastrophic losses among its troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, with nearly 50 percent ...
North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to bolster Russia’s war on Ukraine, South Korea says
North Korea appears to have sent at least 3,000 more soldiers to Russia early this year, South Korea’s military said Thursday ...
The Washington Post21d
North Korean troops key to Russian advances in Kursk, says Ukraine
“I cannot say that the Kursk current situation happened because ... Moscow and Pyongyang have both denied the deployment of troops from North Korea to the battlefield, despite evidence ...
Interview: NIS tally of North Koreans killed or injured in Ukraine war rises over 4,000
Seoul spy agency says North Koreans inflicting self-mutilation to avoid conscription The total number of North Korean troops ...
Washington Times23d
Russian gains in Kursk open possibility of redirecting North Korean troops to Ukrainian front
For months after the treaty’s signing, North Korea supplied Russia with munitions ... stormed across the frontier into Kursk on Aug. 6, 2024. The occupation embarrassed the Kremlin and forced ...
Newsweek27d
North Koreans Pivotal to Russia's Kursk Gains: 'Running Across Fields'
Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets ...
The Washington Post11d
North Korea claims to have made ‘suicide attack drones’ that use AI
North Korea had sent some 12,000 troops to Russia’s Kursk region last fall, according to estimates from South Korean, Ukrainian and U.S. officials. Ukrainian troops invaded Kursk in August and ...
The Independent23d
North Korean soldiers sent in ‘suicidal attacks’ to soften up Ukraine troops for Putin’s final push in Kursk
North Korean troops have been sent in “suicidal attacks” involving waves of men to overrun Ukrainian troops during Russia’s offensive to retake its border region of Kursk. The launch of the ...
ABC News28d
North Korea
Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, the United Nations Security Council learned last week. North Korea launched ...
ABC News28d
North Korea
North Korea's Foreign Ministry said that its "nuclear armed forces will exist forever as a powerful means of justice," according to state media. "South Korean military has increased surveillance ...