Russia, North Korea

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,
Russia Blows Up Its Own North Korea-Made SAM in Kursk 'Friendly Fire'
North Korea is reported to have supplied Russia with a range of equipment and troops for use in the ongoing conflict.
North Korean soldier fighting for Russia blows himself up to avoid capture, Kyiv says
A lone North Korean soldier who survived an intense battle against Ukrainian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region chose to blow himself up rather than allow himself to be captured, Kyiv
North Korea's suicide soldiers pose new challenge for Ukraine in war with Russia
After a battle in Russia's snowy western region of Kursk this week, Ukrainian special forces scoured the bodies of more than a dozen slain North Korean enemy soldiers. Among them, they found one still alive.
Zelensky offers to release captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to release North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers being held captive in Russia.
North Korean troops in Ukraine gain battlefield experience, cementing alliance with Russia
North Korean troops have been deployed to bolster Russian forces in the Kursk border region with Ukraine, where they are gaining battlefield experience despite initial heavy losses.
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.
300 North Korean troops died fighting for Russia; 2700 injured
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered to return them to North Korea should its leader, Kim Jong Un, arrange for Ukrainian soldiers to be released.
Ukraine has captured 2 North Korean soldiers, South Korea's intelligence service says
Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in a Russian border region, South Korea’s intelligence service said.
In Ukraine, N. Korean Soldiers Taking Their Own Lives
North Korea has instructed its soldiers fighting in Russia and Ukraine to commit suicide in the face of capture, and evidence suggests they're doing as told, according to South Korean and Ukrainian officials.
Pentagon warns of increased difficulty for Ukraine as North Korean troops deploy to Russia
A Pentagon spokesperson said Monday the deployment of North Korean troops to a Russian front-line region makes the fighting "much harder" for Ukrainian forces.
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 ...
Russia Loses 3000 More North Koreans as Zelensky Airs POW Video
Neither Moscow nor Pyongyang has confirmed the deployment of troops from North Korea to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces.
North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles ahead of Trump's return to White House
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, in a ...
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South Korea, NATO urge North Korea, Russia to halt military cooperation
South Korea and NATO on Wednesday urged North Korea and Russia to halt their military cooperation. The demand came after ...
North Korea launches projectile toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says
North Korea on Tuesday test-fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said ...