North Korea, Kursk and Seoul

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 absent from front in Russia's Kursk Oblast since mid-January, Seoul says
North Korean troops have not been fighting in Russia's Kursk Oblast since mid-January, the Yonhap news agency reported on Feb. 4, citing South Korea's intelligence agency. This comes as another confirmation that the originally 11,
Seoul confirms North Korean troops in Russia not involved in combat since mid-January
Ukraine’s military said Friday it believed North Korean soldiers deployed to the front line in Kursk had been ‘withdrawn’ after suffering heavy losses
North Korea troops not in combat in Russia's Kursk since mid-Jan: Seoul
SEOUL: 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 (Feb 4),
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
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.
Ukraine Launches New Offensive Push In Russia’s Kursk Region
Ukraine has staged a new offensive in Kursk, according to the Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) and mibloggers. Ukraine first invaded this Russian region six months ago to the day. Most accounts say that Ukrainian forces are attacking southeast of Sudzha,
Seoul: N. Korean troops taken off Russian frontline
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, ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker, Lee Sung-kwon, said on Monday that Seoul's intelligence service estimated that about 300 North Korean soldiers had been killed in action in Kursk, with another 2,700 ...
Kyiv and Seoul look to 2 captured North Korean soldiers as potential source for valuable intelligence
Two North Korean soldiers are in custody in Kyiv, bandaged up and under interrogation, after being wounded on the battlefield in Kursk, Russia, over the weekend. Officials in Kyiv and Seoul are hoping ...
North Korean cannons designed to flatten Seoul head to front line in Ukraine
North Korea is preparing to send Russia more than 100 artillery systems – originally designed to flatten Seoul – to be used ...