Kursk, Russia and North Korea

Ukraine-Russia latest: Moscow responds to Trump ultimatum as 1,000 North Koreans killed in Kursk
Russia has given its first response to Donald Trump’s ultimatum calling on Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks or see his Ukraine invasion end “the hard way”.Writing on his Truth Social platform days after re-entering the White House,
North Korean prisoner of war tells Kyiv many casualties in Russia's Kursk
KYIV: A wounded North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region has told interrogators that Pyongyang's troops fighting for Moscow are suffering serious losses, official video published on Monday (Jan 20) showed.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine captured 2 wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region. Here's what we know.
In a statement posted on X, Zelenskyy said he had instructed Ukraine's security service to allow journalists access to the captured soldiers.
Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk: Zelensky
KYIV - Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan 11, the first time Ukraine has announced the capture of North Korean soldiers alive since their entry into the war last autumn.
1,000 North Korean troops reportedly killed fighting for Putin in Kursk region of Russia
A thousand North Korean troops who have been fighting in the Kursk region of Russia have been killed in Vladimir Putin ’s war with Ukraine, officials have said. Western officials have told the BBC that 36 per cent of North Korean forces fighting in Russia had been killed, injured or captured by mid-January.
North Korea preparing to send more troops to Russia after heavy casualties: S. Korean military
North Korea is likely preparing to send additional troops to Russia after suffering heavy losses in battles against Ukrainian forces, South Korea's military said Friday.
North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South Korea says
South Korea’s military says it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers already deployed on the Russian-Ukraine war fronts suffered heavy casualties
North Korea's Monthly Troop Losses in Ukraine Could Reach 45,000: ISW
Pyongyang's monthly troop losses could skyrocket if it deploys more troops to the frontlines in Kursk and continues sustaining high losses.
Facing exhaustion and North Korean troops, Ukraine's soldiers say the war needs to end
Soldiers fighting for Ukraine describe facing relentless waves of determined North Korean troops, Russian units with improved tactics, and Ukraine’s own struggles with exhaustion and sinking morale.
North Korean troops join Russian forces, devise drone tactics
Kim Jong Un's soldiers have joined the Russians in the war against Ukraine. Although North Korean military personnel are suffering heavy casualties in the battles, they have also developed a method for destroying Ukrainian drones.
North Korean soldiers bolster Russian forces in Ukraine conflict
Kim Jong Un's soldiers have joined the Russians in the war against Ukraine. Although North Korean military personnel are dying in large numbers in the battles, they have developed a method for destroying Ukrainian drones.
North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
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North Korean Troops Rolled A Rare Air-Defense Vehicle Into Kursk. Confused Russians Blew It Up.
It’s possible Russian drone groups in Kursk had been “left in the dark about the arrival ... The North Koreans obliged with ...
N.Korean POW Tells Kyiv Many Casualties In Russia's Kursk
A wounded North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region has told interrogators that Pyongyang's troops fighting for Moscow are suffering serious losses, official video published ...
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Kursk and the Donbas: an Armored Ukranian Counter Attack
With the prospect of peace negotiations more likely in 2025, Ukrainian and Russian forces are racing to capture as much ...
A stick-figure drawing in a North Korean soldier's diary showed how Pyongyang's troops wanted to use each other as drone 'bait'
Ukraine said it retrieved a diary from a North Korean soldier that contains a confession of stealing from his Russian comrade ...
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Zelensky 'Ready' To Hand North Korean POWs To Pyongyang
Kyiv said Saturday they had been wounded fighting Ukraine's troops in Russia's Kursk region, but at the time did not ...
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Zelenskyy 'ready' to hand North Korean POWs to Pyongyang
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he was ready to hand captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in ...
Ukraine's intel chief says North Korea is about to double its artillery systems in Russia's war to nearly 500 guns
Budanov said North Korea has sent 120 self-propelled howitzers and 120 MLRS to Russia, and is likely to send the same number ...