North Korea, Russia and Ukraine

Suicidal tendencies and ’80s battlefield tactics: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Ukrainian special operations forces have given an insight into the brutal, near-suicidal tactics of the North Koreans they have faced in intense fighting in the Russian border region of Kursk.
Defectors offer insight into mindset of North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine
All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid capture, one former soldier told NBC News.
Fighting Alongside Russia, North Koreans Wage Their Own War
Ukrainian forces described a different kind of enemy, fighting with unfamiliar tactics and little option to retreat.
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.
Ukraine's intel chief says North Korea is about to double its artillery systems in Russia's war to nearly 500 guns
Budanov said North Korea has sent 120 self-propelled howitzers and 120 MLRS to Russia, and is likely to send the same number again.
North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South Korea says
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also assessed in a report distributed to journalists that North Korea is continuing its preparations to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile intended to reach the United States.
North Korean troops 'pulling back' from Russian frontlines as intense battle rages
Ukraine took Russia by surprise when it captured 500 miles in the Kursk region in the summer of 2024 before Moscow retaliated.
Third of North Korean troops already wiped out in Ukraine
British intelligence has reported that one-third of the troops deployed alongside Russian forces in Ukraine are already out of action. Pyongyang sent a contingent of 12,000 soldiers to Russia to assist local forces in regaining lost territory in the Kursk region,
Ukraine 'kills top North Korean commander' and 'wipes out Kim's special forces battalion'
The North Korean colonel was leading his troops from the front, when they were engaged by units from the 22nd Brigade.
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Ukraine war latest: North Korean forces reportedly pull back from one front-line sector following heavy casualties
North Korean troops seem to temporarily withdraw from one section of front in Kursk Oblast, military says Russia claims to ...
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Ukraine Military Situation Report | North Korean Military Involvement Special Edition
Below Senior Fellow Can Kasapoğlu offers a military situation report about the war in Ukraine. Executive Summary ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Charities in shock over Trump aid freeze as North Korea partially withdraws forces
Russia claims to have captured the strategically important Ukrainian town of Velyka Novosilka, as Vladimir Putin ’s forces ...
North Korean cannons designed to flatten Seoul head to front line in Ukraine
North Korea is preparing to send Russia more than 100 artillery systems – originally designed to flatten Seoul – to be used ...
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Ukraine-Russia latest: Zelensky makes demand for Trump talks to end war as Kyiv shoots down missile attack
Volodymyr Zelensky has made a demand for Kyiv to be included in talks to end Russia’s war ... said North Korea was preparing to send more troops to join Russia’s fight against Ukraine, despite ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits nuclear facility
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s ...