Ukraine, North Korea and Seoul

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 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.
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At least 300 North Korean soldiers killed, thousands injured fighting against Ukraine: Seoul
At least 300 North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine have been killed and another 2,700 have been injured, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Monday.
300 North Korean troops have been killed in Ukraine, South Korea says
Separately, Ukraine revealed more details about the first two North Korean soldiers it has captured alive and said it was willing to exchange them for Ukrainians held in Russia.
Seoul confirms Ukraine captured 2 North Korean soldiers
It comes after Ukraine released footage of two captured men, reportedly North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia.
Around 300 North Korean soldiers killed while fighting Russia's war against Ukraine: Seoul
South Korea's spy agency said over 3,000 North Korean soldiers sent to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine are likely to have been killed or injured. Two have been captured alive. Ukrainian Pres
North Korean Troops Thought Ukraine War Was an Exercise
Videos of captured North Korean troops posted online by Ukrainian President Zelensky show them admitting that they thought they were being sent on an exercise.
Inside an Elite Ukrainian Unit’s Mission to Capture a North Korean Soldier
Ukraine wanted to show that North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian troops. It took a high-stakes mission to prove it.
What the North Koreans took into battle against Ukraine
Weapons and notes left on dead North Korean troops in Russia give Ukraine a glimpse into their mindset — and show how they are quickly adapting to modern war.
North Korea Prepares Massive Second Wave of Troops To Rain Hell On Ukraine, Take Russia's Revenge
North Korea is reportedly preparing a second wave of troops to support Russia in the Ukraine war. With massive losses in the Kursk region, reinforcements are set to arrive, escalating the conflict. Can Ukraine withstand this new threat?
Ukraine updates: Seoul says over 3,000 N Korean casualties
Follow DW.South Korea's intelligence agency estimated around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and another 2,700 ...
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North Korean Troops, Viewed as ‘Expendables,’ Are Said To Be Using Human Wave Attacks Against Ukraine Forces
To avoid being hit by multiple drone attacks from the air, North Koreans have taken to forming a ‘human shield,’” says a ...
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North Korean troop fatalities and injuries exceed 3,000 in Ukraine, Seoul says
SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - North Korean troop fatalities and injuries in Ukraine have likely exceeded 3,000, including about 300 deaths and 2,700 injuries, a South Korean lawmaker briefed by the ...
North Korea warns of responding 'more intensively' to U.S. drills with South Korea, Japan
North Korea warned Friday that it would exercise its right to self-defense "more intensively" as it condemned recent joint ...
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North Korea, To Prevent Its Foes From Gathering IDs, Is Said To Be Burning Faces Off Its Soldiers Killed in Ukraine War
North Korean troops, unacknowledged by their own country, are getting chewed up in a vicious war in which, far from home, ...
North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
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South Korea's Yoon likely to be held in a solitary cell
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged ...