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Zelensky says Seoul requested North Korean POWs, stays mum on secrecy agreement

The Ukrainian president confirmed Seoul requested the two captured soldiers but did not address South Korea's demand for an apology over the transfer's disclosure.

2026.10.5

Seth Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), speaks during a CSIS podcast on Feb. 4 in this photo captured from a CSIS YouTube account. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Up to 50 percent of North Korean troops in Ukraine might be injured or killed, U.S. expert says

A U.S. expert said Tuesday that up to 50 percent of North Korean troops, who were deployed to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, might be injured or killed on the battlefield, as Moscow is conducting "attrition" warfare.

2025.2.5

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Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Jan. 13 in Washington. [AP]

Pentagon warns of increased difficulty for Ukraine as North Korean troops deploy to Russia

A Pentagon spokesperson said Monday the deployment of North Korean troops to a Russian front-line region makes the fighting "much harder" for Ukrainian forces.

2025.1.14

A handwritten letter apparently carried by a North Korean soldier who died in Russia’s Kursk region dated Dec. 9, released by the Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces on its Facebook account on Tuesday, coinciding with Christmas Eve. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Ukraine releases handwritten letter of dead North Korean soldier

The Ukrainian military revealed a handwritten letter found on the body of an alleged North Korean soldier killed in Russia’s Kursk region.

2024.12.25

Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday in Washington. [AP/YONHAP]

U.S. estimates North Korea’s troop casualties in Ukraine conflict at 'several hundred'

The United States believes North Korea has suffered "several hundred" troop casualties during combat alongside Russian forces against Ukraine, a Pentagon spokesperson said Thursday, noting that the figure could go up.

2024.12.20

Tag: north korean troops

north korean troops

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Zelensky says Seoul requested North Korean POWs, stays mum on secrecy agreement

Up to 50 percent of North Korean troops in Ukraine might be injured or killed, U.S. expert says

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Pentagon warns of increased difficulty for Ukraine as North Korean troops deploy to Russia

Ukraine releases handwritten letter of dead North Korean soldier

U.S. estimates North Korea’s troop casualties in Ukraine conflict at 'several hundred'