11, 2025, shows Ukrainian forces capturing two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) KYIV ...

Kyiv, Ukraine — When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine.

Their capture confirmed what Ukraine, South Korea and the U.S. had been saying for months: Thousands of North Korean troops were fighting alongside Kremlin forces in the battle for Russia’s ...

North Korean troops deployed to Russia have proven capable and fierce, albeit unprepared. Russia is using them in high-cost "human wave" assaults. The conflict is an opportunity for North Korea to ...

SYDNEY — North Korea’s test launch of a “strategic” underwater-launched cruise missile within a week of President Donald Trump’s inauguration brought back into the spotlight a key ...

KYIV - Ukraine believes North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia’s army on the Kursk front line have been “withdrawn” after suffering heavy losses, a military spokesman told AFP on ...

Removing body armor plates and helmets to enable faster attacks on foot. Writing pledges of allegiance to North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. These are the brutal and near-suicidal tactics ...

The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) announced the results of its 2024 White Paper on Religious Freedom in North Korea and a public awareness survey on North Korean human rights at ...

Languages: English. North Korean troops have pulled back from at least one section of the frontline in the Kursk region of Russia, according to members of Ukraine's military. Sky News on Monday ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Few people understand what may be going through the minds of North Korean soldiers fighting and dying for Russia in the war against Ukraine. But Lee Chul Eun is one of them.