Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbour, Ukraine’s defence minister said. Another Kyiv ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kyrylo Budanov -- the head of Ukraine's military intelligence -- both said in February that North Korean troops had suffered about 4,000 casualties.

A Western intelligence source also confirmed the Ukrainian estimate, stating they had independently seen intelligence pointing to the possible deployment of up to 30,000 additional North Korean ...

North Korean troops have been fighting alongside Moscow's forces against Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast since December 2024, after Kyiv launched an incursion into the region in August ...

A top Russian official praised North Korean troops for assisting President Vladimir Putin's military in the Ukraine war. Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation ...

North Korea sent 11,000 elite soldiers to support Russia. Their progress — especially in drone warfare — has implications not only for Russia's war on Ukraine but also peace on the Korean ...

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for the “heroic” soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine, as Moscow and Pyongyang make first comments on the joint operation.

More: North Korean troops in Russia, US defense secretary says Under Kim's orders, North Korean military units fought with the same heroism and bravery they would have shown if they were fighting ...

Russia says all Ukrainian forces driven from its territory; Ukraine says its forces are still in Kursk, Belgorod regions; Russia confirms North Korean troops helped its forces in Kursk ...

North Korea sent 11,000 elite soldiers to support Russia. Their progress — especially in drone warfare — has implications not only for Russia's war on Ukraine but also peace on the Korean ...

North Korea sent an estimated total of 14,000 troops, including 3,000 reinforcements to replace its losses, Ukrainian officials said. Lacking armoured vehicles and drone warfare experience, they ...

North Korean troops' progress — especially in drone warfare — has potential implications not only for Russia's war on Ukraine but also peace on the Korean Peninsula. Across the border from Kursk, in ...