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Articles with tag "North Korea"

North Korea Sent Russia 200 Long-Range Artillery Systems, Seoul Says

South Korea’s Defense Ministry warned that Pyongyang could provide more troops, weapons and ammunition to Moscow in the future.

Russia Sending ‘Hundreds’ of Wounded Soldiers to North Korean Hospitals, Ambassador Says

“The treatment, the care, the food — everything related to staying in North Korea was absolutely free,” Ambassador Alexander Matsegora said.
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Zelensky Says North Korean Troops Back on Russian Front Line

The announcement comes weeks after reports that Moscow had withdrawn North Korean troops due to heavy losses.
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North Korean Troops in Russia Not Seen Fighting Since Mid-January, South Korea Says

“One reason for this may be the occurrence of many casualties, but the exact details are still being monitored,” South Korea’s spy agency said.
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North Korean Troops Pulled From Kursk Front Line Amid Heavy Losses – NYT

U.S. officials believe the soldiers could now be undergoing additional training or that Russia may be exploring ways to deploy them to avoid heavy casualties...
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Around 1K North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting for Russia – BBC

Pyongyang is believed to have sent over 10,000 troops to help Russia drive out Ukrainian forces in the southwestern Kursk region.
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North Korean POW Tells Ukrainian Interrogators About Major Troop Losses

Ukraine said last week that it captured two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk border region and posted videos of their interrogation.
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North Korean Troops to Join Russia’s Victory Day Parade for First Time – NHK

Moscow expects dozens of North Korean military personnel to join the annual military parade on Red Square, Japanese Media reported.
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Kremlin Declines to Comment on North Korean POWs in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said over the weekend that he was ready to exchange the captured North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian POWs.
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Around 300 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting for Russia, South Korean Lawmaker Says

The soldiers, reportedly from an elite corps, were ordered to kill themselves rather than be taken prisoner, lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun said.
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Zelensky ‘Ready’ to Hand North Korean POWs to Pyongyang

On North Korean soldiers, Zelensky said that those who want “to bring peace closer by spreading the truth about this war in Korean will be given that...
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Seoul Confirms Ukraine Captured 2 North Korean Soldiers

One of the captured soldiers allegedly said that he received military training from Russian forces after arriving there in November.
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Ukraine Says Questioning 2 Captured North Korean Soldiers

The SBU said the men described themselves as experienced soldiers and one said he had been sent to Russia for training, not to fight.
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Blinken Says Russia Plans To Share Advanced Satellite Tech With N. Korea

Blinken said that the U.S. also believed that Russia "may be close" to formally accepting North Korea's status as a nuclear power.
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North Korea’s Kim Hails ‘Dearest Friend’ Putin in New Year Message

Kim sent "warm greetings of best wishes to the fraternal Russian people and all the service personnel of the brave Russian army."
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Ukraine Captured North Korean Soldier Fighting Alongside Russia, South Korea Says

The announcement comes days after Zelensky said that nearly 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been “killed or wounded” so far.
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North Korean Soldiers Suffer 1,100 Casualties in Ukraine War, South Korean Military Says

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also said that Pyongyang may be “preparing for the rotation or additional deployment of soldiers.”
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At Least 100 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting for Russia, Seoul Says

South Korea’s spy agency also said Pyongyang may be planning to send additional troop deployments to Russia.
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‘Several Hundred’ North Korean Casualties in Russia’s Kursk – U.S. Official

"These are not battle-hardened troops. They haven't been in combat before," the official said.
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Moscow Waging 'Intense' Counteroffensive With North Korean Troops in Kursk Region, Kyiv Says

Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said North Korean forces have “already suffered heavy losses” in the partially occupied region.
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