North Korean troops are storming the front lines in Kursk, western Russia, in "columns," a Ukrainian official said.
North Korean forces initially supported Russia with infantry assaults, but they've pivoted to drone and artillery operations.
Nearly 11,000 North Korean troops stationed in Russia's Kursk Oblast at start of 2026, media reports
Approximately 10,000 North Korean combat troops and 1,000 engineer troops are currently stationed in the front-line Russian region, according to the National Intelligence Service (NIS).
"We have not observed them in our part of the front," a spokesperson for the 80th Air Assault Brigade said.
The South Korean government has repeatedly conveyed its willingness to accept the soldiers as its citizens after the war.
As attention focuses on the fate of the two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) held in Ukraine, questions arise over why ...
As Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on, Moscow’s ambassador in Seoul publicly thanked North Korean troops for what he called the “liberation” of part of the Kursk region.
Two North Korean soldiers in Ukraine have expressed desire to move to South Korea rather than facing consequences for letting themselves be captured in the North. The regime might choose to punish ...
"The Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea practically embodied our actions for strengthening security in Eurasia," the Russian foreign minister ...
MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. Russia will always remember the North Korean military’s vital role in the hazardous and challenging task of clearing mines in the Kursk Region, Russian Presidential ...
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