North Korea, Kursk and Seoul

Vladimir Putin reeling as North Korea troops make humiliating retreat from Kursk region
North Korean soldiers sent to fight in Russia's Kursk region haven't been seen for several weeks, reports say.
Russia withdraws North Korean troops in Kursk after losses, Seoul says
North Korea began sending an estimated 11,000 troops to the Russian Kursk region in late 2024, soon after the North’s ruler, Kim Jong-un, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, agreed a mutual defence pact designed to strengthen their alliance against what they called a US-led “western hegemony”.
North Korean troops absent from front in Russia's Kursk Oblast since mid-January, Seoul says
North Korean troops have not been fighting in Russia's Kursk Oblast since mid-January, the Yonhap news agency reported on Feb. 4, citing South Korea's intelligence agency. This comes as another confirmation that the originally 11,
Seoul: N. Korean troops taken off Russian frontline
North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia’s army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been engaged in combat since mid-January,
Seoul confirms North Korean troops in Russia not involved in combat since mid-January
Ukraine’s military said Friday it believed North Korean soldiers deployed to the front line in Kursk had been ‘withdrawn’ after suffering heavy losses
North Korea troops not in combat in Russia's Kursk since mid-Jan: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been engaged in combat since mid-January, South Korea's spy agency told AFP on Tuesday (Feb 4),
Zelenskyy claims North Korean soldiers 'fleeing' frontline in Russia's Kursk region
Ukrainian president highlights incursion into Kursk region, alleged Russian losses, London's continued support in talks with UK foreign secretary - Anadolu Ajansı
'NKorea troops not fighting in Kursk since mid-Jan'
North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been engaged in combat since mid-January, South Korea's spy agency told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday,
North Korean Troops in Russia Not Seen Fighting Since Mid-January, South Korea Says
North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia's army in the Kursk region appear to have suspended combat operations last month, South Korea's spy agency told AFP Tuesday, coming after Ukraine claimed the soldiers had been pulled from the front line after facing heavy losses.
N. Korean troops absent from combat in Kursk since mid-Jan.: spy agency
North Korean troops deployed to support Russia's war against Ukraine appear to have been absent from combat in the front-line Kursk region since mid-January, the spy agency said Tuesday. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) disclosed the intelligence,
Ukrainian forces mark anniversary of Kursk incursion with a counter-attack; seize 2 towns
Ukrainian forces counter-attack inside Russia's Kursk region, with Ukraine armored units breaking out of the town of Sudzha ...
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North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker, Lee Sung-kwon, said on Monday that Seoul's intelligence service estimated that about 300 North Korean soldiers had been killed in action in Kursk, with another 2,700 ...
Kyiv and Seoul look to 2 captured North Korean soldiers as potential source for valuable intelligence
Two North Korean soldiers are in custody in Kyiv, bandaged up and under interrogation, after being wounded on the battlefield in Kursk, Russia, over the weekend. Officials in Kyiv and Seoul are hoping ...
North Korean cannons designed to flatten Seoul head to front line in Ukraine
North Korea is preparing to send Russia more than 100 artillery systems – originally designed to flatten Seoul – to be used ...