North Korea, Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Defectors offer insight into mindset of North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine
All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid capture, one former soldier told NBC News.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy offers captured North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held by Russia
Ukraine has been interrogating two North Korean soldiers after seizing the pair in Russia's Kursk region - the first time it has announced the capture of North Korean troops alive since their entry into the war last autumn.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to trade captured North Koreans for Ukrainian prisoners
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video showing the apparent interrogation of two North Korean soldiers captured alive in the war.
Seoul’s spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven’t shown desire to defect
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s willing to hand over the soldiers to North Korea, if Kim Jong Un arranges for an exchange with Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia.
‘They don’t take prisoners’: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Ukraine
North Korean soldiers have been deployed to fight for Russia, repelling Ukraine’s incursion in the border region of Kursk. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh gained rare insight into their brutal and near-suicidal tactics,
Third of North Korean troops already wiped out in Ukraine
British intelligence has reported that one-third of the troops deployed alongside Russian forces in Ukraine are already out of action. Pyongyang sent a contingent of 12,000 soldiers to Russia to assist local forces in regaining lost territory in the Kursk region,
Ukrainians Reveal North Korean Equipment – More Dangerous Than Expected
While Russia has received support from various allies, recent reports suggest a growing presence of North Korean troops on the battlefield. Their involvement raises questions about their role in the conflict and the equipment they bring to the fight.
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Zelenskyy ready to exchange N Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia
Zelenskyy said Russia and North Korea’s ... He did not provide specific details. South Korea’s NIS, meanwhile, told the AFP news agency that it had “confirmed that the Ukrainian military ...
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Ukraine captured two injured North Korean soldiers, Zelenskyy says
where they are now communicating with the Security Service of Ukraine,” Zelenskyy wrote on X, alongside a series of photos of the prisoners. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service ...
Ukraine-Russia latest: Zelensky makes demand for Trump talks to end war as Kyiv shoots down missile attack
Kyiv hits major oil refinery in huge drone attack as North Korea ‘prepares more troops’ - Russia says it has downed at least ...
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North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South Korea says
Seoul, South Korea — South Korea’s military said Friday it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers fighting in the Russian-Ukraine war ...
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North Korea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 3,000 North ... North Korea may dispatch more troops to Russia despite casualties, South Korea’s National Intelligence told lawmakers ...
South Korea’s president charged with insurrection over declaration of martial law
South Korean prosecutors indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges over his declaration of ...
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Can South Korea’s Democracy Survive?
The events of the last two months demonstrate the resilience of South Korea’s democracy, which was established in the late 1980s after decades of military dictatorship. But they also underscore ...