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Vladimir Putin reeling as North Korea troops make humiliating retreat from Kursk region
North Korean soldiers sent to fight in Russia's Kursk region haven't been seen for several weeks, reports say.
Russia withdraws North Korean troops in Kursk after losses, Seoul says
North Korea began sending an estimated 11,000 troops to the Russian Kursk region in late 2024, soon after the North’s ruler, Kim Jong-un, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, agreed a mutual defence pact designed to strengthen their alliance against what they called a US-led “western hegemony”.
North Korean troops 'withdraw from frontline' in Putin's Ukraine war after 'heavy losses'
Pyongyang is believed to have sent some 11,000 soldiers to help Putin’s army recapture a swathe of the Kursk region of Russia which Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise attack last summer. The Russian military has been gradually gaining ground in the attempt to force Ukrainian units out of Kursk.
North Korea troops in Russia pulled from Kursk front line combat because of 'many casualties'
North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been engaged in combat since mid-January, South Korea's spy agency told AFP on Tuesday, after Ukraine claimed they had been withdrawn following heavy losses.
Zelenskyy claims North Korean soldiers 'fleeing' frontline in Russia's Kursk region
Ukrainian president highlights incursion into Kursk region, alleged Russian losses, London's continued support in talks with UK foreign secretary - Anadolu Ajansı
North Korean missiles in the Ukraine war are getting deadlier — as troops use battlefield as ultimate testing ground
More than 20 missiles fired by Russian forces since December are now hitting within 160 to 330 feet of their targets, marking a significant improvement.
How North Korea's ballistic missiles are giving Russia an edge in Ukraine
Over recent weeks more than 20 North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles have struck Ukraine, according to Reuters. These missiles, capable of hitting targets up to 500 miles away, have overwhelmed Ukraine’s already depleted air defence systems.
Exclusive-Ukraine Sees Marked Improvement in Accuracy of Russia's North Korean Missiles
A military source, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive information, described a marked improvement in the precision in all the more than 20 North Korean ballistic missile
Moscow says its troops repel Ukraine offensive in Russia's Kursk region
Russia's defence ministry said its troops repelled a Ukrainian counteroffensive in Russia's western Kursk region on Thursday. The Russian report came six months to the day since Ukraine's military pushed across the border into the Kursk region,
North Korea's forces appear to be the latest 'expendable' army chewed up fighting Russia's war against Ukraine
North Korean troops, largely special ops forces, have suffered high casualties in bloody assaults not unlike other units, including prison units.
Russia's North Korean Missiles Are Getting Better
"The worst problem we are facing is the one coming from North Korea," the head of Kyiv's military intelligence agency said in the fall.
Ukrainian forces mark anniversary of Kursk incursion with a counter-attack; seize 2 towns
Ukrainian forces counter-attack inside Russia's Kursk region, with Ukraine armored units breaking out of the town of Sudzha ...
Kim Jong Un's Next Move After North Koreans' Retreat in Ukraine
It has been several weeks since North Korean soldiers were spotted in Russia's southwestern Kursk region, according to Ukraine.
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Ukraine offers to transfer captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea
Ukraine is ready to hand over to South Korea any captured North Korean soldiers detained by Ukrainian forces in Russia’s ...
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North Korea has lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling it a “rogue” state and warned that such remarks will never contribute to U.S. interests North Korean leader Kim ...
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'NKorea troops not fighting in Kursk since mid-Jan'
North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been engaged in ...