An elite Ukrainian soldier has revealed how North Korean troops are blowing themselves up with grenades to avoid being captured alive. One shouted ‘General Kim Jong-un’ before taking his own life as Kyiv’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) closed in,

North Korea sent its best troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. But after months of suffering severe losses, they have been taken off the front line.

North Korean troops were withdrawn from the front line in the Kursk Oblast after suffering heavy losses in hostilities, The New York Times reported.North

A Ukrainian special forces commander says North Korean troops have moved back from the fighting for roughly a fortnight

North Koreans are privately questioning why Ukraine has suddenly become their enemy, sources told Radio Free Asia.

Soldiers from North Korea fighting on behalf of Moscow have reportedly pulled back from the frontline in Russia's Kursk region.

Coupled with disorder in the Russian ranks, and Putin’s “meat-grinder” tactics, North Korean troops have endured a staggering number of casualties and even ended up fending for themselves in some scenarios, according to Ukrainian officials.

North Korea is preparing to send Russia more than 100 artillery systems – originally designed to flatten Seoul – to be used in its war against Ukraine.

Despite massive losses, Russian troops in Ukraine continue to advance while maintaining up the pace of combat. Source: Gert Kaju, Head of Defence Readiness Department of the Estonian Ministry of Defence,

Ukrainian special operations forces have given an insight into the brutal, near-suicidal tactics of the North Koreans they have faced in intense fighting in the Russian border region of Kursk.

North Korean soldiers in Russia were pulled from the front lines in the partially occupied Kursk region after facing heavy losses, the New York Timesreported Thursday, citing anonymous Ukrainian and U.