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Zelensky likely went public on POWs to stir South Korean support, NIS says

South Korea's intelligence agency also addressed the DMZ mine explosion, North Korea-U.S. summit prospects, Kim Jong-un's health and his daughter's rising role.

2026.9.30

North Korean special operations troops conduct drone-based tactical training during a combined tactical exercise on May 13, 2025, according to North Korea's Korean Central Television the next day. [YONHAP]

Up to 8,000 North Korean troops remain in Russia's Kursk region, says Ukrainian military intelligence

Up to 8,000 North Korean troops deployed to Russia remain stationed in the Kursk region even after the battle there, marking the first confirmation of their continued presence since Russia retook the area last year.

2026.2.10

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Russian students in North Korea floated paper lantern boats sent from students in Russia's Kursk region in the Taedong River in Pyongyang on Oct. 21, the Rodong Sinmun reported on Oct. 22. [RODONG SINMUN]

Russian students from Kursk send paper boats to thank North Korean soldiers: KCNA

Russian students from the Kursk region have sent paper boats to thank North Korean soldiers who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine and to mourn their deaths, the North's state media reported Wednesday.

2025.10.22

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walks with Secretary of Russia's Security Council Sergei Shoigu during their meeting in Pyongyang on June 17. [YONHAP]

North may send 25,000 workers to Russian drone factory, NHK reports

North Korea is considering dispatching 25,000 workers to a Russian drone production plant, further cementing military and industrial ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, according to a report by Japanese outlet NHK on Thursday.

2025.6.19

A wounded soldier, suspected to be North Korean and captured by Ukrainian forces in Russia's western Kursk region, is seen in this file photo posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's X account on Jan. 12. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

North Korea likely suffered 6,000 casualties fighting in Ukraine, British intelligence says

North Korea has “highly likely” suffered more than 6,000 casualties in fighting Ukrainian forces in the Kursk front for Russia, Britain’s Defense Ministry said in a new report Sunday.

2025.6.16

A Ukrainian soldier passes by an armoured Hummer vehicle equipped with an anti-drone net on the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on May 5. [AP/YONHAP]

Ukrainian forces attack substation in Kursk region, regional governor says

Ukrainian forces attacked a power substation in Russia's western Kursk region, the regional governor said early on Tuesday after Russian war bloggers reported a new Ukrainian land-based incursion into the area backed by armored vehicles.

2025.5.6

A plate full of Korean red pepper powder is seen in a video of North Korean soldiers deployed to the Russian border region of Kursk [SCREEN CAPTURE]

North Korean troops in Russia sing songs, train with guns and drones in footage

A Russian journalist posted a video on her Telegram channel showing North Korean soldiers in Russia singing Russian songs in Korean and training with firearms and drones.

2025.5.4

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, right, poses with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha ahead of their talks on the sidelines of the foreign ministers' meeting of the Group of 7 advanced countries, in Fiuggi, Italy, on Nov. 25, 2024. South Korea was invited as a guest country. [MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS]

South Korean, Ukrainian top envoys discuss North's POWs

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha discussed the issue of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukraine in a phone conversation on Monday afternoon, according to Korea’s Foreign Ministry.

2025.3.17

Men presumed to be North Korean soldiers stand outside a building in an unknown location in this photo released by Russian media outlet Astra last October. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

NIS confirms up to 3,000 North Korean troops newly deployed to Russia amid concern that more are on the way

North Korea deployed up to 3,000 more troops to Russia between January and February of this year, according to South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Thursday.

2025.2.27

A North Korean soldier wounded and captured by Ukrainian forces is seen in this photo posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Telegram channel on Jan. 11. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Captured North Korean soldier says in video he didn't know he would fight Ukraine

A North Korean prisoner of war captured by Ukrainian forces said he came to Russia not knowing who he would fight in an additional interrogation video released by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.

2025.1.21