However, the North Korean government keeps up to 90% of their wages, generating hundreds of millions yearly to fund its weapons programs, including mass destruction and ballistic missiles.

Defectors in Seoul share sentiments about North Korean soldiers in Russia. SEOUL -- Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region ...

Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia and expects more. However, the soldiers do not necessarily want to return to their authoritarian ...

A third of the troops North Korea deployed to western Russia’s Kursk Oblast late last year has been killed or wounded, according to Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelensky. Col. Ants Kiviselg ...

Military members salute during a military demonstration involving tank units, guided by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (not pictured), in North Korea, March 13, 2024 in this picture released on March ...

Ukrainian special forces encountered North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region using self-detonation tactics. Over a dozen bodies were found, with one survivor detonating a grenade. Reports ...

Among them, they found one soldier was still alive. But as Ukrainian soldiers approached him, the lone North Korean detonated his own grenade, blowing himself up to avoid being captured ...

North Korean blockchain bandits stole more than half a billion dollars in cryptocurrency in 2024 alone, the US, Japan, and South Korea say. The sum of stolen assets totaled a little more than $659 ...

North Korea is also seeking higher-end capabilities. Designs for intercontinental ballistic missiles and re-entry vehicles, as well as submarine and satellite technology, are thought to be on the ...

Ukraine has found “irrefutable evidence” of North Korea’s involvement in Russia’s war against his country, president Volodymyr Zelensky said this week as he announced the capture of two North Korean ...

Reports suggest that North Korean soldiers are executed by their comrades when injured. Ukraine’s special-operations unit has reportedly uncovered letters and notes from fallen troops, revealing ...

A lone North Korean soldier who survived an intense battle against Ukrainian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region blew himself up to avoid being captured — as “brainwashed” Hermit Kingdom ...