Ukraine, North Korea

What we know about North Korean troops joining Russia’s war in Ukraine
North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to support Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian, U.S. and South Korean assessments, Pyongyang's first major involvement in a war since the 1950s.
South Korea tells Ukraine it is willing to accept North Korean POWs
South Korea will offer "necessary protection and support" to North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine who wish to come to the South, Seoul said Wednesday.
North Korea exploiting war in Ukraine for its own interests — ISW
North Korean soldiers vanish from battlefield in Russia's Kursk Oblast Russia may offer North Korea drone and missile technology in exchange for North Korean troops joining the conflict in Kursk Oblast.
Forces: North Korea Enriched by the Ukraine War
North Korea currently has one of the world’s largest armies with around 1.3 million active-duty soldiers. North Korea has not been directly involved in any major wars for over 70 years. Lack of battlefield experience is a source of considerable concern for North Korea anxious to counter South Korea’s more technologically advanced military.
South Korea Is Willing to Take North Korean POWs from Ukraine
South Korea said it’s willing to accept any North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine who express a desire to defect to the South, an idea that emerges amid reports of thousands of North Korean soldiers sustaining casualties in support of Russian troops.
North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast convinced they fight against South Korean soldiers
Representatives of the North Korean secret services tell their soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast that they are fighting not only against Ukrainians but also South Korean troops. Source: North Korean soldier Ri,
A North Korean Soldier Captured in Ukraine Thought He Was Fighting Against South Koreans
At least around 300 North Korean soldiers have died in Kursk, with about 2,700 being injured. The Ukraine war is currently entangled in diplomacy and politics. While Russia and United States have met in Saudi Arabia,
S. Korea vows protection for North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine
The South Korean government has announced that it will provide the necessary protection and support to all North Korean soldiers captured by the Ukrainian military, in accordance with the fundamental principle and related laws that guarantee their acceptance if they request to move to S.
(LEAD) S. Korea to provide protection in case captured N. Korean soldiers want to come to South
South Korea is willing to provide protection and support if North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine request to come to the South, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday, following reports that a North Korean soldier held by Ukrainian forces expressed his intent to defect.
North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine expresses desire to defect to South: Report
One of the two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine has expressed his wish to go to South Korea, a news report said Wednesday, in what would be the first known case for a North Korean captive to voice an intent to defect to the South.
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potentially to deploy to the war in Ukraine. ABC News' Ines de La Cuetara reports. South Korean intelligence has said that North Korea is preparing to deploy up to 12,000 troops to help Russia ...
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North Korean troops pulled from Ukraine war front line after mass casualties
North Korean troops fighting for Russia have been pulled from the front line for extra training after crude tactics led to massive casualties. North Korea entered the war in November when Kim ...
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North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South Korea says
South Korea’s military said Friday it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers fighting in the Russian-Ukraine war suffered heavy casualties.