South Korea’s spy agency said Friday a wounded North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting for Russia against Ukrainian forces has since died from his injuries, the Yonhap news agency reported.
South Korea's military said on Monday it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.
More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded fighting Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region in the past week, and a few chose suicide over surrender, the Biden administration said on Friday.
South Korea's military has said that North Korea is preparing to continue aiding Russia in its war with Ukraine, despite casualties.
Despite their elite status, North Korea's "Storm" troops were ill-prepared for the war, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said.
"Through various sources of information and intelligence, we assess that North Korean troops who have recently engaged in combat with Ukrainian forces have suffered around 1,100 casualties," the JCS said in a statement.
At least 29 people were killed after a Jeju Air plane landing at an airport in South Korea veered off the runway and collided with a wall. Firefighters carry out extinguishing operations on an aircraft which drove off runaway at Muan International Airport in Muan,
South Korea's intelligence agency says at least 100 North Korean soldiers have been killed fighting for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with around 1,000 more injured. The National Intelligence ...
The remarks come as international scrutiny grows over the deepening military ties between North Korea and Russia. US, South Korean, and Ukrainian officials have alleged that more than 10,000 North ...
The first North Korean soldier taken prisoner of war by Ukrainian forces while fighting for Russia has died of his injuries, South Korean intelligence said Friday.
An aircraft carrying 175 passengers and six flight attendants drove off the runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.