The New York Times6d
North Korean Troops No Longer Seen on Front Lines Fighting Ukraine
North Korea sent its best troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. But after months of suffering severe losses, they have been taken off the front line. By Michael Schwirtz and Julian E.
Forbes22d
North Korea Deployed 12,000 Troops To Kursk In October. Three Months Later, A Third Are Dead Or Wounded.
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 ...
CNN6d
North Korean troops pulled back from frontline after heavy losses, Ukrainian officials say
About 12,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia, according to Ukrainian officials and Western intelligence reports, which say around 4,000 those troops have been killed or injured.
Business Insider4d
The West is seeing Kim Jong Un's army in action. The North Korean soldiers are brutal zealots undeterred in the face of death.
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link North Korea's soldiers are relentless, almost fanatical, in the face of death. They're determined and capable in battle, even in an unfamiliar ...
The Korea Times24d
Escape from North Korea, then and now
Even under heavy surveillance, defectors have taken to the skies to escape North Korea. In 1953, Lt. No Kum-sok flew a Soviet MiG-15 jet to Gimpo Air Base in South Korea, a story later chronicled ...
CNN8d
North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility and calls for bolstering arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reported Wednesday, as it ramps up ...
New York Post8d
Kim Jong Un inspects nuclear facility as North Korea looks to pressure Trump administration
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Wednesday ...
UPI24d
North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles ahead of Trump's return to White House
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (UPI) --North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, in a provocation staged just days before U.S. President-elect ...
The Diplomat24d
North Korea Launches SRBMs Toward Its Eastern Waters, South Korea Says
This image, provided by North Korean state media KCNA, shows a hypersonic missile being test-launched from North Korea on Jan. 6, 2025. This image is as provided and could not be independently ...
dw11d
North Korea takes wait-and-see approach toward Trump
In previous years, North Korea's People's Assembly was an opportunity to detail future international ambitions. This year, the US was not mentioned as Kim awaits indicators of Trump's attitude to ...
Reuters10d
North Korea's Kim calls for bolstering nuclear forces this year, KCNA reports
SEOUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for bolstering nuclear forces this year during a visit to a nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute ...