North Korean Troops Turn to Alcohol As 'Fighting Spirit' Plummets
Soldiers sent by Pyongyang to fight alongside Moscow's troops in southern Russia "got drunk on New Year's Eve," Ukraine's GUR military intelligence said, claiming "fighting spirit of North Korean soldiers has plummeted.
North Korean Troops Are Changing the War in Kursk—Here’s What Ukraine Didn’t Expect
The North Korean military, previously dismissed as mere cannon fodder, has reportedly contributed to a reversal of fortunes in Russia’s Kursk region, placing Ukraine at a significant disadvantage. Recent reports from U.S. officials, as cited by Bloomberg ...
North Korean troops making ‘human wave’ attacks against Ukrainian forces, US says
North Korean troops supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are conducting ground assaults against Ukrainian forces that have led to “heavy casualties,” a White House spokesman said.
U.S. says North Korean soldiers deployed in Ukraine as ‘human waves’
The U.S. accused Russia of deploying North Korean troops in Ukraine, forcing them into massed, often suicidal, assaults against Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region. According to U.S. officials, many North Korean soldiers have taken their own lives rather than face capture, fearing reprisals against their families back home.
Why Are North Korean Troops in Ukraine Taking Heavy Casualties?
The North Korean army is one of the world’s largest.​ As it joins Russia’s war against Ukraine, its soldiers are paying a price for Kim Jong-un’s geopolitical maneuvers.
North Korean soldiers kill themselves to avoid capture in Ukraine, U.S. says
Russia is deploying “human waves” of North Korean soldiers, the U.S. said, and one soldier captured by Ukraine died of his injuries. Others died by suicide.
North Korean Troops in Kursk Face Low Morale, New Year Drinking
Ukrainian intelligence reveals troubling conditions among North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region.
North Korean soldiers bolstering Russian positions face low morale, alcohol problems, says HUR
Fresh units were moved to positions near the settlements of Ulyanok, Afanasievka, and Cherkasskaya Konopelka on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. "The morale of the soldiers has dropped. They are under constant Russian army propaganda,
In letter to Putin, Kim lauds North Korean-Russian military ties as 'new high'
North Korean President Kim Jong Un on Monday declared a "new high" in relations between North Korea and Russia and hoped for ...
Several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine die from injuries, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that several “seriously wounded” North Korean soldiers died from their ...
'Highly indoctrinated' North Korean troops are being sent on 'hopeless' human wave assaults against Ukrainian positions: White House
Moscow has also used its own troops to carry out such attacks, which aim to overwhelm Ukrainian positions.
North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress reveals Kim’s purposes
The Dec. 29, 2024, plenary session of the Eighth Party Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was presented as a grand ...
North Korean killed in Russia wrote of 'sacred duty' to fight for Kim Jong Un
Ukrainian special forces have released several excerpts from a purported diary it said was found on a North Korean soldier ...
North Korean Soldier's Sketch Shows Human 'Bait' Strategy Against Drones
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said there have been more than 3,000 North Korean casualties in Russia's Kursk ...
South Korean families pray for relatives who vanished into North Korean prisons a decade ago
In the past year, Choi Jin-young has done everything he can to bring attention to his father, a missionary who's serving a ...
North Korean Hackers' Suspected Presence Triggers Over $500 Million In Outflows From Crypto Exchange
Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Hyperliquid witnessed its biggest-ever single-day outflow on Monday after an ...