North Korea, Special Operations Forces

Diary of North Korean killed in Russia hints at troops' special forces background
Ukrainian special forces have released several excerpts from a purported diary it said was found on a North Korean soldier killed in front-line fighting in Russia.
"I betrayed my Party": Ukrainian forces publish diary of dead North Korean soldier – photo
Gyeong Hong Jong, a North Korean special forces operative who was killed by Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) operatives in Kursk Oblast, has left behind a diary that is now being gradually translated.
North Korean soldier’s notebook reveals ‘human bait’ anti-drone tactics
Ukrainian special forces have released an image of a North Korean soldier's notebook explaining how to deal with enemy drones in the field.
Not ordinary soldier: Ukraine's Special Forces reveal new notes from slain North Korean operative
Special operations forces have revealed a new part of the notes from a North Korean soldier killed in the Kursk region. It has been discovered that he was not an ordinary soldier, according to the Special Operations Forces.
North Korean Soldier's Sketch Shows Human 'Bait' Strategy Against Drones
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said there have been more than 3,000 North Korean casualties in Russia's Kursk region.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says 3,000 North Koreans killed or wounded in Russia fighting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Moscow in Russia's western Kursk region.
Why North Korean troops are proving a nightmare for Russia
After two years of intense courtship, progressing from warm words to vital weapons, summits in Pyongyang to 11,000 soldiers on the ground in Russia, the burgeoning relationship between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un was signed in blood this week when the first stories emerged of North Korean casualties on the Ukrainian battlefield.
North Korean soldiers given fake Russian military IDs, Ukraine says
North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were given fake military documents with Russian names and birthplaces, the Ukrainian military said, amid claims from Kyiv that Russia is trying to conceal the presence of foreign fighters on the battlefield.
Ukraine ‘captures its first North Korean prisoner of war fighting for Putin'
A Kim Jong-un fighter believed to have been held in Russia’s Kursk region is purported to be in the image and, following its release, South Korea released a curious statement
Ukraine special forces claim over 100 North Koreans killed or wounded
Ukrainian special forces claimed on Monday to have inflicted more than 100 casualties among North Korean forces over three days of operations. Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces branch claimed in a post to its official Telegram channel that 77 North Koreans were killed and 40 wounded in recent fighting.
US reveals: North Korean soldiers taking their own lives to avoid capture in Ukraine
John Kirby, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, revealed that North Korean soldiers in Ukraine face harsh conditions, with some taking their lives out of fear for their families.
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