To avoid being hit by multiple drone attacks from the air, North Koreans have taken to forming a ‘human shield,’” says a Seoul-based specialist.

The South Korean government plans to consult with Ukraine about bringing North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine to the South if they request defection, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lee Jae-woong made the remarks during a regular press briefing following

Follow DW.South Korea's intelligence agency estimated around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and another 2,700 have been wounded in Russia's war against Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he's ready to hand over captured North Korean soldiers in return for Ukrainian soldiers held prisoner in Russia.

South Korea's spy agency said over 3,000 North Korean soldiers sent to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine are likely to have been killed or injured. Two have been captured alive. Ukrainian Pres

It comes after Ukraine released footage of two captured men, reportedly North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia.

SEOUL— North Korean troop fatalities and injuries in Ukraine have likely exceeded 3,000, including about 300 deaths and 2,700 injuries, a South Korean lawmaker briefed by the country's spy agency said on Monday (Jan 13).

Russia and North Korea have boosted their military ties since Moscow’s invasion. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service today backed up Ukraine’s account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia,

If North Korea's current rate of losses remains unchanged, it'll take another three months for Pyongyang to lose all of the estimated 12,000 troops deployed in the Kursk area, according to an estimate by researchers at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Lawyers for South Korea’s impeached president say he will appear at a hearing in a Seoul court to oppose a formal arrest over last month’s imposition of martial law.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached, will appear at a Seoul court hearing later today. He will argue against his arrest over the martial law he declared in December, reports the Associated Press.