Ukraine, North Korea

Suicidal tendencies and ’80s battlefield tactics: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Ukrainian special operations forces have given an insight into the brutal, near-suicidal tactics of the North Koreans they have faced in intense fighting in the Russian border region of Kursk.
Defectors offer insight into mindset of North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine
Multiple defectors from North Korea spoke to NBC News about the mindset of soldiers sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
Horror moment 'suicidal' North Korean soldier detonates grenade near his face to avoid Ukraine capture
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES Ukrainian soldiers who found the North Korean soldier say he was carrying a fake Russian military ID which identified him as 29-year-old Ment Chat from a Russian border region
Starving North Korean soldier refused to drop sausage at gunpoint – then asked Ukrainian captors to watch romantic film
A STARVING North Korean soldier risked his life by refusing to drop a sausage when ordered to surrender by Ukrainian forces. Earlier this month President Zelensky confirmed that two North Korean
North Korean soldier fighting for Russia blows himself up to avoid capture, Kyiv says
A lone North Korean soldier who survived an intense battle against Ukrainian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region chose to blow himself up rather than allow himself to be captured, Kyiv
Surrendering North Korean soldier refuses to drop sausage at gunpoint
A surrendering North Korean soldier risked his life by refusing to drop his sausage at gunpoint, according to the Ukrainian paratroopers who captured him...
Zelensky Shows Video of Captive North Korean Soldier: 'Unaware of Ukraine'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has shared new footage appearing to show a North Korean soldier wounded in battle and captured by Kyiv after fighting alongside Russian forces.
Captured North Korean soldier says his mum has no idea where he is
Many of his compatriots are believed to have been used as ‘cannon fodder’ to reduce losses to the Russian military. In newly released footage, the soldier claimed that he did not know that he was going to be fighting in Russia.
Captured North Korean soldier did not know he was going to war, says Ukraine
A captured North Korean soldier has said he did not know he was being sent to fight in a war in Russia and that Pyongyang’s troops are suffering major losses in battle, according to a video released by Ukraine.
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.
‘They don’t take prisoners’: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Ukraine
North Korean soldiers have been deployed to fight for Russia, repelling Ukraine’s incursion in the border region of Kursk. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh gained rare insight into their brutal and near-suicidal tactics,
Every single North Korean soldier fighting for Putin could be killed in 12 WEEKS as Vlad is already losing 100 a day
EVERY last North Korean troop fighting in Putin’s bloody war could be wiped out within a matter of weeks, with nearly 100 ...
A former soldier in North Korea's army says he was restricted to firing 3 bullets a year
Hyunseung Lee, a former soldier who fled North Korea, told BI that those sent to fight against Ukraine have "zero ...