Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, the United Nations Security Council learned last week. North Korea launched ...

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 ...

All of North Korea's troops in Kursk could get wiped out by April, given current losses, a think tank said. Analysts cited casualty reports from Ukraine and South Korea, estimating 92 losses per day ...

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 ...

SEOUL, Jan 17 (Reuters) - North Korea denounced the United States for sending military aircraft over the Korean peninsula several times this month, as well as the U.S., Japan and South Korea for ...

SEOUL, Jan 14 (Reuters) - 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.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A TV screen shows a report of North Korea’s missiles launch with file footage during a news program at the ...

Ukrainian forces fighting in Russia's Kursk Oblast captured two North Korean soldiers, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Jan. 11, "irrefutable evidence" of Pyongyang's involvement in ...

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 ...

North Korean conscription stipulates mandatory military service for up to 10 years starting at age 17, leaving young soldiers with little agency over their fate.

North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia’s Kursk region against Ukrainian forces have begun resorting to drastic measures to evade capture, including suicide, a report by Reuters on Tuesday said.

Approximately 300 North Korean soldiers have died and 2,700 have been injured in the Ukraine conflict, according to a South Korean lawmaker Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and ...