North Korea is presumed to be accelerating preparations for the additional deployment of its troops to Russia while continuing to push for potential launches of a spy satellite or an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM),

The officials, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, said that out of the estimated 11,000 troops sent from North Korea, known as DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), 4,000 were battle casualties.

A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.

"I don't know what to say to encourage and thank my comrades for their dedication and hard work, which continues to be a strong battle fire even in the new

The North Korean soldiers fighting for Moscow on the Kursk front lack familiarity with modern warfare. They are making up for their weaknesses with a fanatical will to fight – to the point of suicide.

The American daily newspaper Washington Post (WP) reported on the 19th (local time) that a letter from Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, was found among the belongings of a North Korean soldier killed in action.

North Korean soldiers sent to bolster Russia’s forces are resorting to extreme measures. One recently detonated a grenade and blew himself up to avoid getting captured by Ukrainian troops.

North Korea is reported to have supplied Russia with a range of equipment and troops for use in the ongoing conflict.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed readiness to hand over North Korean soldiers to the country's leader Kim Jong Un in exchange for Ukrainians held captive in Russia.

SUMY REGION, Ukraine — “Resistance is futile.” “Surrender.” “You’re all surrounded.” The phrases, printed in Korean with rough Russian transliterations on a weathered piece of ...

US President Donald Trump’s policy on Ukraine is a little scattered and meandering, and at times misinformed. But be in no doubt that it exists and seems an unanticipated priority.