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North Korean soldier fighting for Russia blows himself up to avoid capture, Kyiv says
A lone North Korean soldier who survived an intense battle against Ukrainian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region chose to blow himself up rather than allow himself to be captured, Kyiv
North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia
Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Camille Shea told the United Nations Security Council last week.
North Korea's suicide soldiers pose new challenge for Ukraine in war with Russia
There is mounting evidence from the battlefield, intelligence reports and testimonies of defectors that some North Korean soldiers are resorting to extreme measures as they support Russia's three-year war with Ukraine.
Zelensky offers to release captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to release North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers being held captive in Russia.
South Korea using loudspeakers to spread news of North Korean troops captured by Ukraine
South Korean military authorities have used loudspeakers along the demilitarized zone to broadcast news of the capture of two North Korean soldiers by Ukrainian forces to the North Korean public.
Everything we know about North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine
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 soldiers.
Seoul’s spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven’t shown desire to defect
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s willing to hand over the soldiers to North Korea, if Kim Jong Un arranges for an exchange with Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia.
North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine Spotlight Rights Crisis
A video released last week shows Ukrainian authorities interrogating two North Korean soldiers captured in the Kursk region of Russia. In the video, one of the soldiers expressed a desire to stay in Ukraine;
In Ukraine, N. Korean Soldiers Taking Their Own Lives
North Korea has instructed its soldiers fighting in Russia and Ukraine to commit suicide in the face of capture, and evidence suggests they're doing as told, according to South Korean and Ukrainian officials.
Ukraine says it captured 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in Russia’s Kursk border region.
North Korean Soldiers Ordered to Commit Suicide to Avoid Capture
North Korean troops stationed in Russia’s Kursk region have reportedly been instructed to commit suicide rather than risk being captured.
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, ...
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Over 3,000 North Korean casualties in Ukraine as Kyiv's forces advance in Kursk
Ukrainian forces have been inflicting heavy casualties on North Korean troops in the Kursk region, with two soldiers from Kim ...
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North Korean troops deployed to fight for Russia learn modern warfare — albeit at heavy cost
North Korean troops have been taking part in active combat on Russia's side in the country's Kursk Oblast, where Ukraine has ...
North Korean Troops Rolled A Rare Air-Defense Vehicle Into Kursk. Confused Russians Blew It Up.
When North Korea’s 12,000-strong 11th Army Corps deployed to Kursk Oblast in western Russia to help Russian troops battle an ...