North Korea, Russia and Ukraine

North Korean troops in Russia reportedly told they're fighting South Korean forces
North Korean security services are telling their troops stationed in Russia's Kursk Oblast that they are fighting against both the Ukrainian and South Korean militaries, South Korean newspaper Chosun Daily reported,
What we know about North Korean troops joining Russia’s war in Ukraine
North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to support Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian, U.S. and South Korean assessments, Pyongyang's first major involvement in a war since the 1950s.
Trump Says North Korean Soldiers 'Wiped Out' in Ukraine War
Ukraine has said approximately one-third of the 11,000 North Koreans believed to have been deployed to Russia have been killed or injured.
North Korean troops in Russia told they are fighting South Koreans in Ukraine
The strategic partnership between Russia and North Korea started in June 2024 after they signed a defense pact.
North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine makes first ever bombshell statement
The North Korean soldier said he did not know that he was going to be sent to attack Ukrainian soldiers and believed he would be going to Russia as an overseas student
Zelensky Says North Korean Troops Have Returned to Fight in Kursk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his Friday evening address: "New assaults took place in the areas of the Kursk operation—the Russian army with North Korean soldiers brought in again. A significant number of occupiers have been eliminated, we're talking hundreds of Russian and North Korean servicemen."
A Ukrainian brigade says North Korean troops have 'disappeared' in its area as Pyongyang's forces grow quiet
"We have not observed them in our part of the front," a spokesperson for the 80th Air Assault Brigade said.
South Korea tells Ukraine it is willing to accept North Korean POWs
South Korea will offer "necessary protection and support" to North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine who wish to come to the South, Seoul said Wednesday.
North Korean prisoners reveal deception in Russian deployment
As reported by the Kyiv government-affiliated service UNITED24 Media, North Korean prisoners captured in January by the Ukrainian army have given their first interview to the media. They admitted they were unaware of the true reason for being sent to the Kursk region in Russia and were not properly trained.
North Korean soldiers reveal deception in Ukraine conflict
According to the UNITED24 Media service connected with the authorities in Kyiv, North Korean prisoners captured in January by the Ukrainian army have given their first media interview. They admitted that they were unaware of the true reason for being sent to Russia's Kursk region and also weren't properly trained.
North Korean soldiers convinced they are fighting South Koreans in Ukraine
Two North Korean prisoners of war have revealed that the officers running their battalion told them that South Koreans were operating the drones used in the war against Ukraine
North Korea resolved a major flaw in one of its missiles after it let Russia use them against Ukraine, Kyiv's spy chief says
Kyrylo Budanov said Russian use helped to modify the KN-23, one of North Korea's newest ballistic missiles, to fix poor ...
Hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers treated in North Korea, envoy says
North Korea has treated hundreds of Russian soldiers injured in Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang told state media, ...
Ukrainian forces knock out North Korean self-propelled howitzer, military says
A statement by the Khortytsia, or East, group of forces said it was the first time since the start of the conflict that a ...
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North Korea gaining military experience in Ukraine, improving its missiles' accuracy, Budanov says
Ukraine, Russia, and North Korea — are gaining direct experience in full-scale 21st-century warfare," Kyrylo Budanov said.
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Elite North Korean troops return to the fight after devastating battlefield losses
North Korean soldiers returned to the battlefield in Russia after being temporarily pulled from the frontlines, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. North Korean soldiers ...
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North Korean workers moved to Russia 'tightly monitored' over defection plot fears
The strategic partnership between Russia and North Korea started in June 2024 after they signed a defense pact.
Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as President Donald Trump said? No, Russia invaded
Russia’s attempt to blame Ukraine, which Trump has now parroted, is part of a longstanding argument that doesn’t stand up to ...