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Slaughter of the North Koreans: 3,000 have now been killed or wounded fighting for Putin, Zelensky says, after footage showed battlefield massacre

More than 3,000 North Korean soldiers sent to the front lines of Ukraine by Kim Jong Un have been killed or wounded, according to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. Dramatic video showed the moment Ukraine assaulted North Koreans with drones in Kursk Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to reinforce the Russian military Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X that 'according to …

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Madness of the North Korean 'suicide charges': Kim Jong Un's troops are sent slowly jogging across open land and are 'a dream for Ukrainian machinegunners' in ruthless Russian meatgrinder tactic

Daily Mail

Kim Jong Un has sent thousands of troops to reinforce the Russian military, including to the Kursk border region, where Ukrainian forces seized territory earlier this year. Drone footage shows the Russian meatgrinder tactic in action, with two dozen North Korean soldiers seen slowly jogging towards the Ukrainian front line in clusters across an open, snow-covered battlefield. Reports say new …

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Massacre of the North Koreans on Putin's meat grinder frontline: Bodies of Kim Jong-un's soldiers are lined up in the snow with 100 now perishing in Ukraine war - as Russians 'burn faces of dead comra

Daily Mail

At least 100 North Korean soldiers deployed to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat in December, South Korean lawmakers claimed this morning. North Korean soldiers' faces revealed in first close-up videos as they fight for Putin in the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine North Koreans were fighting with severely outdated tactics according …

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6 days, 1 hour ago

North Koreans killed in Kursk as they enter Russia-Ukraine war in earnest

Al Jazeera

Ukraine targets Russia’s mercenaries saying ‘there is no reason for Koreans to fight and die for Putin.’ North Korean soldiers began to go home in body bags over the weekend, as they fought alongside Russians in large numbers for the first time. Ukraine’s military intelligence reported the North Koreans were embedded with Russian Marines and Airborne troops – elite units …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Don’t underestimate North Korean soldiers in Russia, some experts say

CNN

Seoul, South Korea/Hong Kong CNN — Far from their homes in one of the world’s most isolated and secretive states, about 11,000 North Korean soldiers find themselves at the center of Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II. The Storm Corps – the 11th Army Corps of the North Korean military – are “better trained, better physique and better motivated …

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Ukraine says at least 30 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded in Kursk fighting for Russia

Firstpost

Thousands of troops from North Korea have come to reinforce Russian forces, including in the Kursk border region where Russia has been clawing back territory after a surprise offensive from Ukrainian forces this summer A Ukrainian tank crew member of the 68th Jaeger Brigade stands on a Leopard 1A5 tank at the position where they take a break in fighting, …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

'As darkness fell, blazing hangars lit up the sky': How the fall of Pyongyang brought the world to the brink of crisis

BBC

'As darkness fell, blazing hangars lit up the sky': How the fall of Pyongyang brought the world to the brink of crisis Getty Images In December 1950, a BBC cameraman captured the fall of Pyongyang, a defining moment in the Korean War. Aware that the North Korean and Chinese armies were threatening to purge anyone suspected of having helped the …

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1 month ago

FBI seizes websites that North Koreans allegedly used to impersonate American companies

CNN

CNN — The FBI has seized multiple websites that North Korean operatives used to impersonate legitimate US and Indian businesses in a likely effort to raise money for the nuclear armed-North Korean regime, according to statements on the websites and security researchers who investigated the activity. All four websites identified by cybersecurity firm SentinelOne as North Korean fronts on Thursday …

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1 month ago

North Korea sent a mystery man to lead its troops fighting Ukraine

Live Mint

SEOUL—In a country that fetes its military elites like celebrities, Col. Gen. Kim Yong Bok was rarely seen—or even mentioned—in public. Col. Gen. Kim transitioned into a frequent sidekick of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s. Col. Gen. Kim was mentioned in state media in 2015 when he was promoted to lead North Korea’s special forces. Col. Gen. Kim was …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Russia, Ukraine and the Koreas: Could Trump rock emerging wartime deals?

Al Jazeera

South Korea could step back from aiding Kyiv, a proposal that was spurred by the North’s deployment to Russia. And Hanwha is ready to supply it to Ukraine if Seoul lifts a ban on the export of lethal weapons to Kyiv “in light of North Korean military activities”, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said in late October. “It’s paramount …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why are North Koreans troops in Ukraine? Everything we know about Kim Jong-un’s soldiers joining Putin’s war

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It came as US secretary …

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3 months ago

Dictators & Demagogues 01: Kim Jong Un

ABC

HAMISH MACDONALD – HOST: It's the morning of the 13th of February 2017 and Kuala Lumpur International Airport is bustling. HAMISH MACDONALD - HOST General Chun, it's estimated 31,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea since the 1950s. HAMISH MACDONALD – HOST: That’s Anna Fifield again, Asia Pacific Editor at the Washington Post Anna Fifield: So North Korea shut …

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4 months ago

A Marine veteran says he tried to help North Koreans in Spain defect. Now he faces the threat of assassination

CBS News

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 12, 2024. Chris Ahn: I don't even actually know the-- the number Cheollima's grand mission was to overthrow the North Korean dictatorship — one of the most repressive regimes in the world. Sharyn Alfonsi: At any point did you see anyone harm any members of the North Korean …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea’s former No. 2 diplomat in Cuba describes his dramatic, swift defection

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No. Ri, 52, is the highest-ranking North Korean to defect to South Korea since Tae Yongho, a former minister of the North Korean Embassy in London, arrived in South Korea in 2016. North Korea allegedly has a long history of assassinating or making attempts to kill high-level defectors, the estranged …

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5 months, 1 week ago

North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim Jong-un

The Hindu

South Korea’s spy agency said on Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North's ruling elite that likely hurt leader Kim Jong-un's push to bolster his leadership. In 2023, about 10 North Koreans categorized as members of the country's elite group resettled in South Korea …

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5 months, 1 week ago

A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North’s ruling elite that likely hurt leader Kim Jong Un’s push to bolster his leadership. In 2023, about 10 North Koreans categorized as members of the country’s elite group …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Koreans seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows

LA Times

In a photo provided by the North Korean government, a senior official wears a pin with the image of Kim Jong Un during a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party on Sunday in Pyongyang. For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un, another sign the North is …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Koreans are seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un, another sign the North is boosting his personality cult to the level bestowed on his late dictator father and grandfather. North Koreans are required to wear pins over their hearts which for decades bore images …

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6 months ago

Meet the North Koreans who haven't been able to return home in over 70 years

NPR

Meet the North Koreans who haven't been able to return home in over 70 years toggle caption Hannah Yoon Editor's Note: This piece is published as the world marks the 74th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. toggle caption Hannah Yoon toggle caption Hannah Yoon toggle caption Hannah Yoon toggle caption Hannah Yoon toggle caption Hannah Yoon During …

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6 months ago

Gunfire on Korean border as Kim Jong-un's troops cross into DMZ for the third time in just two weeks and days after Putin's visit to Pyongyang

Daily Mail

South Korean soldiers were forced to shoot at dozens of North Korean troops who crossed the border yesterday in an unsettling flurry of activity hours after Vladimir Putin left Pyongyang. This undated handout photo provided on June 18, 2024 by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows North Korean soldiers working at an undisclosed location near the heavily fortified border, as …

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6 months ago

How did North Korean soldiers just wander across most heavily armed place on earth?

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So how, on the eve of Russian President Vladimir …

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6 months ago

How did North Korean soldiers wander across the world’s most heavily guarded border?

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — Don’t believe the name: The Demilitarized Zone between the two rival Koreas might be the most heavily armed place on earth. So how are North Korean soldiers continuing to wander over the line separating North from South, causing South Korea to fire warning shots for the third time this month? On Friday, South Korea’s military said …

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7 months ago

Japan, South Korea announce sanctions over Russia-North Korea arms trade

Al Jazeera

Pyongyang is accused of sending thousands of containers of munitions to Moscow for its use in the war against Ukraine. Japan and South Korea have announced separate sanctions packages targeting companies, vessels or individuals allegedly involved in supplying North Korean weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine, in violation of United Nations resolutions. Moscow-Pyongyang ties Also on Friday, South Korea …

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8 months, 1 week ago

North Korea is buying Chinese surveillance cameras in a push to tighten control, report says

The Independent

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Slaughter of the North Koreans: 3,000 have now been killed or wounded fighting for Putin, Zelensky says, after footage showed battlefield massacre

Madness of the North Korean 'suicide charges': Kim Jong Un's troops are sent slowly jogging across open land and are 'a dream for Ukrainian machinegunners' in ruthless Russian meatgrinder tactic

Massacre of the North Koreans on Putin's meat grinder frontline: Bodies of Kim Jong-un's soldiers are lined up in the snow with 100 now perishing in Ukraine war - as Russians 'burn faces of dead comra

North Koreans killed in Kursk as they enter Russia-Ukraine war in earnest

Don’t underestimate North Korean soldiers in Russia, some experts say

Ukraine says at least 30 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded in Kursk fighting for Russia

'As darkness fell, blazing hangars lit up the sky': How the fall of Pyongyang brought the world to the brink of crisis

FBI seizes websites that North Koreans allegedly used to impersonate American companies

North Korea sent a mystery man to lead its troops fighting Ukraine

Russia, Ukraine and the Koreas: Could Trump rock emerging wartime deals?

Why are North Koreans troops in Ukraine? Everything we know about Kim Jong-un’s soldiers joining Putin’s war

Dictators & Demagogues 01: Kim Jong Un

A Marine veteran says he tried to help North Koreans in Spain defect. Now he faces the threat of assassination

North Korea’s former No. 2 diplomat in Cuba describes his dramatic, swift defection

North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim Jong-un

A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim

North Koreans seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows

North Koreans are seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows

Meet the North Koreans who haven't been able to return home in over 70 years

Gunfire on Korean border as Kim Jong-un's troops cross into DMZ for the third time in just two weeks and days after Putin's visit to Pyongyang

How did North Korean soldiers just wander across most heavily armed place on earth?

How did North Korean soldiers wander across the world’s most heavily guarded border?

Japan, South Korea announce sanctions over Russia-North Korea arms trade

North Korea is buying Chinese surveillance cameras in a push to tighten control, report says