SEOUL, South Korea — Few people understand what may be going through the minds of North Korean soldiers fighting and dying for Russia in the war against Ukraine. But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, ...

One defector said soldiers were given just three bullets each during the rare shooting drills. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The number of North Korean defectors who arrived in South Korea reached 236 in 2024, up by 20.4 percent compared to the ...

North Korean conscripted soldiers endure brutal conditions, grappling with severe shortages of essentials — from bullets for ...

But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to see troops from the reclusive, communist-ruled North ...

North Korean defectors who finished their almost decade-long military service in their 20’s have shared their mixed sentiments and analysis with ABC News. “So unfortunate, that’s all I can ...

EyePress News/Shutterstock But it is among mounting evidence from the battlefield, intelligence reports, and testimonies of defectors that some North Korean soldiers are resorting to extreme ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his Friday evening address: "New assaults took place in the areas of the ...

Yu Hyuk was just nine years old when he started begging on the streets of North Hamgyong, one of the poorest provinces in ...

as the regime targets the families of defectors for punishment including isolation and forced labor. President Volodymyr Zelensky: "In addition to the first captured soldiers from North Korea ...

Soldiers sent by Pyongyang to Russia’s Kursk region halt combat after suffering major casualties, South Korea says.

Defectors in Seoul share sentiments about North Korean soldiers in Russia. SEOUL -- Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region ...