Russia, North Korea

Russia's Entire North Korean Force May Be Wiped Out by April: ISW
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 3,800 North Korean soldiers had been killed or injured in Kursk in an interview in early January.
North Korean soldiers in Russia resort to suicide amid capture of first POWs by Ukraine
North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia's Kursk region against Ukraine have begun resorting to drastic measures to avoid capture, including "finishing off" fellow soldiers and suicide by grenade.
What North Korea gains by sending troops to fight for Russia
These days Russia and North Korea are writing a new battlefield history together. North Korea has dispatched some 12,000 troops to fight in Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine. The soldiers are believed to be some of North Korea’s most elite,
North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia
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.
ISW Predicts Total Loss of North Korean Forces in Kursk by Spring
A contingent of approximately 12,000 North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia’s Kursk region may suffer complete casualties by mid-April.
All North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast could be killed or wounded in action by April 2025, ISW says
North Korean troops participating in combat operations in Russia’s Kursk Oblast are experiencing critically high casualty rates. If the situation remains unchanged, the entire contingent of 12,000 servicemen could be killed or wounded in action by mid-April 2025.
North Korean troops to join Russia’s Victory Day for the first time, media reports
North Korea will reportedly participate in Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, marking the first such instance in history, the Japanese broadcaster NHK World reported on Jan. 16, citing undisclosed sources.
North Korea warns of responding ‘more intensively’ to U.S. drills with South Korea, Japan
North Korea warned Friday that it would exercise its right to self-defense "more intensively" as it condemned recent joint ...
North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
North Korea denounces US for sending aircraft over Korean peninsula, KCNA reports
North Korea denounced the United States for sending military aircraft over the Korean peninsula several times this month, as ...
US Ally Reacts as Pete Hegseth Declares North Korea a 'Nuclear Power'
John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a ...
South Korea slams Hegseth over North Korea 'nuclear power' comments
Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hesgeth ruffled feathers in S. Korea with his written statement to the Senate panel ...
North Korea tests 'several' missiles, South Korean military says
North Korea launched "several short-range ballistic missiles," that landed in the Sea of Japan Tuesday morning local time, ...
North Korean Troops Blowing Themselves Up to Avoid Capture: Kyiv
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said a North Korean soldier blew himself up with a grenade in Kursk, Russia.
Rubio Aims to Take on the Axis of Anger: China, Russia, North Korea and Iran
The loose arrangement of hostile powers could pose a series of conundrums for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for ...
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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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 ...