Ukraine, North Korea

North Korea's forces appear to be the latest 'expendable' army chewed up fighting Russia's war against Ukraine
North Korean troops, largely special ops forces, have suffered high casualty rates in bloody assaults, not unlike prison units.
Ukraine war: North Korean troops’ no-show down to fears of capture, intelligence leak?
Observers also say Pyongyang is in too deep with Russia over its war, and still stands to gain from providing military aid.
Kim Jong Un's Next Move After North Koreans' Retreat in Ukraine
It has been several weeks since North Korean soldiers were spotted in Russia's southwestern Kursk region, according to Ukraine.
North Korean troops 'withdraw from frontline' in Putin's Ukraine war after 'heavy losses'
Pyongyang is believed to have sent some 11,000 soldiers to help Putin’s army recapture a swathe of the Kursk region of Russia which Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise attack last summer. The Russian military has been gradually gaining ground in the attempt to force Ukrainian units out of Kursk.
North Korea troops in Russia pulled from Kursk front line combat because of 'many casualties'
North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been engaged in combat since mid-January, South Korea's spy agency told AFP on Tuesday, after Ukraine claimed they had been withdrawn following heavy losses.
How North Korea's ballistic missiles are giving Russia an edge in Ukraine
Over recent weeks more than 20 North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles have struck Ukraine, according to Reuters. These missiles, capable of hitting targets up to 500 miles away, have overwhelmed Ukraine’s already depleted air defence systems.
Ukraine offers to transfer captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea
Ukraine is ready to hand over to South Korea any captured North Korean soldiers detained by Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko told The Korean Times in an interview published on Thursday.
Inside the operations that took captive 2 North Korean soldiers fighting Ukraine
When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine
Ukraine Shows Capture of North Korean Soldier as Kim Pulls Troops
A Ukrainian news outlet has published a video showing the capture of a North Korean soldier, as South Korea's spy agency said Kim Jong Un has pulled troops from Russia's Kursk region. Newsweek has contacted the Russia's Foreign Ministry for comment.
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv denies reports that North Korean soldiers have not been seen in Kursk Oblast for weeks
Nearly 8,000 North Korean soldiers still fighting in Kursk Oblast, Budanov says Ukraine's strike on Russian command center in Kursk Oblast causes 'significant losses,' General Staff says At least 5 killed,
North Korean soldier's desperate two requests after being captured fighting in Ukraine
A North Korean soldier captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine last month reportedly made just two requests to his captors - one for water and another for a cigarette
Vladimir Putin reeling as North Korea troops make humiliating retreat from Kursk region
North Korean soldiers sent to fight in Russia's Kursk region haven't been seen for several weeks, reports say.
Ukrainian forces mark anniversary of Kursk incursion with a counter-attack; seize 2 towns
Ukrainian forces counter-attack inside Russia's Kursk region, with Ukraine armored units breaking out of the town of Sudzha ...
Russia withdraws North Korean troops in Kursk after losses, Seoul says
North Korea began sending an estimated 11,000 troops to the Russian Kursk region in late 2024, soon after the North’s ruler, Kim Jong-un, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, agreed a mutual ...
North Korean missiles in the Ukraine war are getting deadlier — as troops use battlefield as ultimate testing ground
More than 20 missiles fired by Russian forces since December are now hitting within 160 to 330 feet of their targets, marking ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin admits situation in Kursk ‘very difficult’ amid new Kyiv offensive
Ukraine has launched a new assault inside Russia’s Kursk oblast, expanding its incursion into Russian territory by as much as ...