Ukraine, North Korea

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.
North Koreans are ‘disciplined’, armed with high-quality ammo, says Ukraine
Ukraine’s new enemies are learning on the battlefield but have fatal orders to follow to avoid capture, says Kyiv.
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 Seoul-based specialist.
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.
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.
Seoul confirms Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service today backed up Ukraine’s account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia,
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.
North Korea, To Prevent Its Foes From Gathering IDs, Is Said To Be Burning Faces Off Its Soldiers Killed in Ukraine War
North Korean troops, unacknowledged by their own country, are getting chewed up in a vicious war in which, far from home, they are “cannon fodder” fighting anonymously on behalf of the Russians.
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.
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
North Korean soldiers bolster Russian forces in Ukraine conflict
Kim Jong Un's soldiers have joined the Russians in the war against Ukraine. Although North Korean military personnel are dying in large numbers in the battles, they have developed a method for destroying Ukrainian drones.
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 have been wounded in Russia's war against Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian ...
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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 ...
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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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Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers
Ukraine, the United States and South Korea have accused nuclear-armed North Korea of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help bolster Russian forces. Seoul's National Intelligence Service (NIS ...