North Korean forces initially supported Russia with infantry assaults, but they've pivoted to drone and artillery operations.

Approximately 10,000 North Korean combat troops and 1,000 engineer troops are currently stationed in the front-line Russian region, according to the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

South Korean intelligence says around 6,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia ...

North Korean troops dispatched to Russia for combat in Ukraine in 2024 were still carrying out attacks targeting Ukraine's ...

“As of March 2025, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) forces had highly likely sustained over 5,000 casualties in offensive combat operations against Ukrainian forces in the Russian oblast ...

About 6,000 North Korean military personnel have been killed or injured fighting on Russia's side against Ukraine. This was reported by South Korea's Yonhap agency, citing South Korea's National ...

As Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on, Moscow’s ambassador in Seoul publicly thanked North Korean troops for what he called the “liberation” of part of the Kursk region.

(Reuters) -North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and sappers to Russia's Kursk region to help rebuild it after a Ukrainian incursion that North Korean troops helped Moscow ...

North Korea is deploying thousands of troops to the Kursk region in occupied Ukraine to aid the Russian military in reconstruction efforts. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu announced ...

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of a new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 19, 2024. (Kristina ...

North Korea confirmed for the first time it had deployed troops to Russia, with state news agency KCNA reporting that soldiers helped reclaim territory in Kursk ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region, a top Russian official said Tuesday, the ...