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.

One defector said soldiers were given just three bullets each during the rare shooting drills. Read more at straitstimes.com.

North Korean conscripted soldiers endure brutal conditions, grappling with severe shortages of essentials — from bullets for ...

But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to see troops from the reclusive, communist-ruled North ...

North Korean soldiers are reportedly nowhere to be seen ... which added that they'd be allowed to defect to the South.

Constant propaganda as well as limited access to ammunition — or even toilet paper — were the stark realities of being in North Korea's army, a former soldier told Business Insider.

The 10,000 North Koreans sent to this Russian region to fight alongside the Russians withdrew from the area in mid-January ...

Russia’s ambassador to North Korea said that its Asian ally is also hosting Russian children orphaned by its war against ...

A STARVING North Korean soldier risked his life by refusing to ... they hear] are all fake', and 'it's not true' if someone defects, or 'if you're arrested, you'll be tortured'." ...

A surrendering North Korean soldier risked his life by refusing to drop his sausage at gunpoint, according to the Ukrainian paratroopers who captured him. A detailed video account, published by ...

A FORMER North Korean soldier said the troops in Russia will ... they hear] are all fake', and 'it's not true' if someone defects, or 'if you're arrested, you'll be tortured'." ...