Ukraine, North Korea and Russia

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.
Trump Says North Korean Soldiers 'Wiped Out' in Ukraine War
Ukraine has said approximately one-third of the 11,000 North Koreans believed to have been deployed to Russia have been killed or injured.
North Korean troops in Russia told they are fighting South Koreans in Ukraine
The strategic partnership between Russia and North Korea started in June 2024 after they signed a defense pact.
A Ukrainian brigade says North Korean troops have 'disappeared' in its area as Pyongyang's forces grow quiet
"We have not observed them in our part of the front," a spokesperson for the 80th Air Assault Brigade said.
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 POW in Ukraine was told S.Korea attacking with drones
A South Korean media outlet has reported that a North Korean soldier taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces said he believed false information that South Korean troops were in Ukraine and attacking with drones.
North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine say they were sent for 'training': Report
North Korean soldiers in Ukraine held in solitary confinement after being captured last month - Anadolu Ajansı
Elite North Korean troops return to the fight after devastating battlefield losses
North Korean soldiers have returned to Russia’s defense after being pulled from the frontlines, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
North Korea Is Caring for Russia’s Wounded Soldiers, Envoy Says
Russia’s ambassador to North Korea said that its Asian ally is also hosting Russian children orphaned by its war against Ukraine, as the two nations deepen ties.
North Korean prisoners reveal deception in Russian deployment
As reported by the Kyiv government-affiliated service UNITED24 Media, North Korean prisoners captured in January by the Ukrainian army have given their first interview to the media. They admitted they were unaware of the true reason for being sent to the Kursk region in Russia and were not properly trained.
North Korean soldiers reveal deception in Ukraine conflict
According to the UNITED24 Media service connected with the authorities in Kyiv, North Korean prisoners captured in January by the Ukrainian army have given their first media interview. They admitted that they were unaware of the true reason for being sent to Russia's Kursk region and also weren't properly trained.
North Korea’s Unique Missile Vehicles Roll Into Action As Pyongyang’s Platoons Rejoin The War On Ukraine
North Korean troops are back in action in western Russia’s Kursk Oblast—attacking on foot with fresh tactics and targeting Ukrainian vehicles with their unique Bulsae-4 mobile missile launchers. “The ...
North Korea resolved a major flaw in one of its missiles after it let Russia use them against Ukraine, Kyiv's spy chief says
Kyrylo Budanov said Russian use helped to modify the KN-23, one of North Korea's newest ballistic missiles, to fix poor ...
Hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers treated in North Korea, envoy says
North Korea has treated hundreds of Russian soldiers injured in Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang told state media, ...
Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as President Donald Trump said? No, Russia invaded
Russia’s attempt to blame Ukraine, which Trump has now parroted, is part of a longstanding argument that doesn’t stand up to ...