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The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

South Korea says North Korea launched projectile toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year

South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern waters in its second launch event of 2025

The Independent UK

At least 300 North Korea soldiers killed fighting with Putin’s forces in Ukraine, South Korea says

The last written notes of a North Korean soldier suggests the troops are being used as bait by Russian forces

The Independent UK

North Korean Soldiers Captured In Ukraine Conflict

North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine face challenges in modern warfare. Concerns over military capabilities and threat to South Korea.

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Repatriation or a life among ‘enemies’: what fate awaits the North Koreans captured by Ukraine?

Neither Russia nor North Korea has claimed the soldiers as their own yet, while South Korea could accept them as defectors

The Guardian - AU

Seoul Says 300 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting Ukraine

Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 wounded while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday, citing information from Seoul's spy agency.

International Business Times

Zelensky ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian prisoners of war

Kyiv claims to have captured two North Koreans fighting in Russia’s Kursk region

The Independent UK

Seoul's spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect

South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea

The Independent UK

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Ukraine Offers To Exchange North Korean Soldiers For Captive Ukrainians

Ukrainian President Zelensky offers to exchange captured North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian captives, revealing North Korean military involvement in the c...

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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv ready to swap North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian PoWs, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president says there ‘should be no doubt left’ that Russia is dependent on military assistance from North Korea. What we know on day 1,055

The Guardian - AU

Zelensky 'Ready' To Hand North Korean POWs To Pyongyang

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he was ready to hand captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in exchange for the return of Ukrainian POWs held in Russia.

International Business Times

Ukraine’s capture of North Koreans offers rare insight into Russian alliance, says Zelenskyy

Kyiv keen to emphasise that Ukraine is fighting an unprecedented coalition of malign autocratic states

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine ‘captures two North Korean soldiers in Russia’

Pair being interrogated in Kyiv, with intelligence agency SBU saying one had fake Russian military ID; Russia claims control of village near Pokrovsk. What we know on day 1,054

The Guardian - AU

North Korean troops in Ukraine gain battlefield experience, cementing alliance with Russia

North Korean troops have been deployed to bolster Russian forces in the Kursk border region with Ukraine, where they are gaining battlefield experience despite initial heavy losses

The Independent UK

Seoul Confirms Ukraine Captured Two North Korean Soldiers

South Korea's National Intelligence Service on Sunday backed up Ukraine's account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being questioned.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine captures first North Korean prisoners of war as Russia advances in Donetsk

Kyiv says PoWs are ‘irrefutable evidence’ of Pyongyang’s involvement in conflict

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Ukraine Captures North Korean Soldiers Fighting In Russia

Latest updates on Ukraine conflict: Ukraine captures North Korean soldiers, US sanctions on Russia, and drone attacks on Russian territory.

Latin Times

Zelensky Says Ukraine Captured 2 North Korean Soldiers, Shares Photos on Social Media

The Ukrainian president said the two were wounded but are receiving medical care and are talking with the nation's security officials

International Business Times

Ukraine Says Questioning POWs It Claims Are North Koreans

Ukraine said Saturday that it was questioning two wounded soldiers it claimed are North Koreans taken prisoner while fighting for Moscow in Russia's Kursk region.

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Ukraine says it captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk

Wounded soldiers taken to Kyiv for questioning by Ukrainian investigators in cooperation with South Korean intelligence.

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Ukrainian Forces Capture Two North Korean Soldiers In Kursk

Ukrainian forces capture wounded North Korean soldiers in Kursk, revealing North Korea's involvement in the conflict. Soldiers are held in custody as inves...

International Business Times

YouTube Patriots? The Men Backing S. Korea's Impeached President

Fears of North Korea, online conspiracies and unproven claims of electoral fraud -- conservative South Korean men told AFP why they had descended on impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence to protect him from arrest.

The Independent UK

North Korea benefiting from troops fighting alongside Russia, US issues grave warning

Pyongyang’s military ties with Russia ‘rendering it more capable of waging war against its neighbours’

The Guardian - AU

Communist spies and assassination attempts: how the cold war still shapes South Korean politics

Attitudes to North Korea are key to understanding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law and its aftermath

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North Korean Howitzer Spotted On Russia's Front Lines

Recent reports reveal North Korean howitzer in Russia, intense fighting in Kursk region between Ukraine and Russia. Military support agreement and casualti...

The Independent UK

Watch: North Korea launches new hypersonic missile as Kim Jong Un vows to further expand nuclear weapons

Footage of North Korea’s latest missile test has been shown by state media as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons.

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