North Korea, Ukrainian forces

‘North Korean Soldiers Choose Suicide Over Surrender’: Can They Escape to South Korea?
Human rights groups urge South Korea to offer defection pathways for North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine, amid rising casualties.
North Korean soldiers kill themselves to avoid capture in Ukraine, U.S. says
Russia is deploying “human waves” of North Korean soldiers, the U.S. said, and one soldier captured by Ukraine died of his injuries. Others died by suicide.
North Korean troops making ‘human wave’ attacks against Ukrainian forces, US says
North Korean troops supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are conducting ground assaults against Ukrainian forces that have led to “heavy casualties,” a White House spokesman said.
Several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine die from injuries, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that several “seriously wounded” North Korean soldiers died from their injuries after being captured by Ukrainian forces.
North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian military die of injuries
North Korean soldiers captured by the Ukrainian military died from injuries sustained on the battlefield, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced at a Friday press conference that multiple soldiers from the Korean People’s Army,
North Korean soldiers turning to suicide rather than face ‘human wave’ attacks in occupied Russian region
North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in its fight against Ukraine are dying in droves and some of them have even chosen suicide over surrender, according to officials.
Indoctrinated, loyal and well trained: Don’t underestimate North Korean soldiers in Russia, some experts say
Far from their homes in one of the world’s most isolated and secretive states, about 11,000 North Korean soldiers find themselves at the center of Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.
Ukraine captures North Korean soldiers for first time – but they die hours later
A North Korean soldier fighting on behalf of Russia was captured by Ukrainian forces, South Korean intelligence confirmed on Friday.
U.S. says North Korean soldiers deployed in Ukraine as ‘human waves’
The U.S. accused Russia of deploying North Korean troops in Ukraine, forcing them into massed, often suicidal, assaults against Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region. According to U.S. officials, many North Korean soldiers have taken their own lives rather than face capture, fearing reprisals against their families back home.
At least 100 North Korean soldiers killed, 1,000 injured in fighting in Russia, South Korean intelligence says
North Korea may dispatch more troops to Russia despite casualties, South Korea’s National Intelligence told lawmakers during a briefing Thursday.

North Korea vows 'toughest' anti-America policies

'Highly indoctrinated' North Korean troops are being sent on 'hopeless' human wave assaults against Ukrainian positions: White House
Moscow has also used its own troops to carry out such attacks, which aim to overwhelm Ukrainian positions.
North Korea Quietly Honors War Dead As Casualties in Russia Climb
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said there have been over 3,000 North Korean casualties in Kursk. South Korea reported over 1,000 casualties last week. Newsweek has not verified either ...