About 4,000 North Korean workers were already believed to be in Russia, said the NIS. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea’s assessment comes as Ukraine’s stout defence takes a growing toll for every square kilometre Russia seizes.

Ukraine's claim came just days after South Korea's intelligence service stated that North Korean troops had been pulled back from the front lines.

South Korea's National Intelligence Service said that North Korean troops deployed to support russia's war against Ukraine ...

Though North Korean ballistic missiles account for only a small portion of Russia's missile strikes they carry a large ...

SEOUL: North Korea sent a large number of workers to Russia in 2024, as well as troops, according to the National ...

North Korean troops, largely special ops forces, have suffered high casualty rates in bloody assaults, not unlike prison ...

Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in a Russian border region, South Korea’s intelligence service said, confirming an account from Ukrainian ...

Observers also say Pyongyang is in too deep with Russia over its war, and still stands to gain from providing military aid.

North Korean soldiers fighting against Ukraine have disappeared from the battlefield, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service reported this week. “Since mid-January, there have been no ...

North Korean troops have been pulled back from the frontline amid devastating losses, according to Ukrainian and American officials. Kim Jong Un ’s forces have not been seen on the battlefield for ...

In December last year, over 11,000 North Korean troops had been deployed in Russia's Kursk region to aid Russian forces in ...