North Korea, Russia and Ukraine

Suicidal tendencies and ’80s battlefield tactics: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Ukrainian special operations forces have given an insight into the brutal, near-suicidal tactics of the North Koreans they have faced in intense fighting in the Russian border region of Kursk.
North Korean troops 'pulling back' from Russian frontlines as intense battle rages
Ukraine took Russia by surprise when it captured 500 miles in the Kursk region in the summer of 2024 before Moscow retaliated.
The fatal lengths North Korean soldiers will go to to avoid capture by Ukraine
The North Korean troops fighting for Russia are highly trained and will stop at nothing to avoid surrender, Ukrainian sources tell Sam Kiley, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor, in Sumy
Defectors offer insight into mindset of North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine
All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid capture, one former soldier told NBC News.
North Korean Troops Pull Back From Frontline in Russia: Ukraine Military
Soldiers from North Korea fighting on behalf of Moscow have reportedly pulled back from the frontline in Russia's Kursk region.
Third of North Korean troops already wiped out in Ukraine
British intelligence has reported that one-third of the troops deployed alongside Russian forces in Ukraine are already out of action. Pyongyang sent a contingent of 12,000 soldiers to Russia to assist local forces in regaining lost territory in the Kursk region,
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Charities in shock over Trump aid freeze as North Korea partially withdraws forces
Charities in shock over Trump aid freeze as North Korea partially withdraws forces - US aid freeze is a ‘very severe blow’, Ukrainian soldier’s wife says
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Ukrainian soldiers showcase destruction of Russian vehicles and fortifications
Over the past week, in the area of responsibility at the front, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine's Special Forces ...
Russia Pushes To Expand Military Draft
Russia's current draft takes place twice a year, in the spring and fall, and targets men aged 18 to 30. Moscow's most-recent ...
EU sanctions 3 Russian military hackers for attacking Estonia
The European Union on Monday sanctioned three officers of a Russian military intelligence unit accused of being behind a ...
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Forbes: Russian Army Running Out Of Armoured Vehicles
In December 2024, analyst Jompi estimated that there were only 2,358 armoured vehicles left in Russia's warehouses, but most ...
New Russian School Textbook Says Moscow 'Forced' Into War in Ukraine
A new school textbook introduced in Moscow on Monday claims Russia was "forced" to send soldiers into Ukraine in 2022, ...
Russian ‘Crutch Battalions’ Full Of Limping Soldiers Are Easy Targets For Ukrainian Drones
A Ukrainian drone bombs a Russian soldier on crutches. Via MAKS 23. Despite losing more than 800,000 troops killed and wounded in the first three years of its wider war on Ukraine ...
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US soldiers help Estonia gear up for HIMARS era with live-fire drill on Russia’s doorstep
U.S. troops assigned to Task Force Voit in Estonia will be doing a HIMARS live fire exercise in Tapa, less than 90 miles from ...
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Russian army failing to outflank Pokrovsk, Ukraine's military says
Russian forces are trying to bypass the city from the north and south, but so far without success, a military spokesperson ...
Grim moment Russian soldiers handcuffed together 'before making bloody front line assault'
Footage circulating online appears to show Russian soldiers handcuffed together as they make their way towards the front line ...