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A photo released by Ukrainian officials purporting to show a North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine.

North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia earn millions for the Kim regime

Captured soldiers have lifted the curtain ever so slightly on the secretive Kim regime’s decision to join Russia’s war against Ukraine.

  • Lisa Visentin

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Russian soldiers at an artillery position in the Kursk region, in Russia, in December.

Fighting alongside Russia, North Koreans wage their own war

The difficulties have ranged from finding uniforms small enough to fit North Korean soldiers, to hiccups that have led to direct clashes with Russian forces.

  • Marc Santora and Helene Cooper
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, centre, meets soldiers who took part in a training in North Korea

‘Ready to sacrifice’: Evidence of North Korean soldiers detonating before capture

North Korea’s suicide soldiers fighting Russia’s war on Ukraine pose a new challenge for Zelensky.

  • Ju-min Park and John Geddie
A drawing showing stick men figures shooting a drone, on one page of the North Korean soldier’s diary.

North Korean diary reveals use of horrific tactic in Ukraine war

The diary of the dead soldier described the reckless tactic, along with expressions of love for Kim Jong-un and a “longing” to return to his homeland.

  • James Kilner
Year 12 students Kim Jhanggui (right), 17, and Jo Kyeongfa (left), 18, say the school’s education has helped them connect with their Korean identity.

‘In here you only learn about the good things’: Inside a North Korean school

At Aichi Korean Middle and High School, teachers and students are fighting to preserve their identity, while the outside world is suspicious of their ties to a hostile dictatorship.

  • Lisa Visentin, Stella Perry and Christopher Jue
Defectors prepare to release balloons carrying leaflets and a banner denouncing Kim Jong-un in 2016. Such continued campaigns have enraged the Kim regime.

A North Korean voice Kim Jong-un would love to silence

Kim Seongmin was on his way to Pyongyang for certain execution when he jumped out of the window. What he did next has infuriated the North Korean leader.

  • Choe Sang-Hun
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North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un (centre), posing with troops during an inspection at a training base of the Korean People’s Army’s special operations forces in the western region, at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

50,000 Russian and North Korean troops mass ahead of attack: US intel

Russia is losing an estimated 1200 soldiers a day. Enter the “alternative pipeline”: North Koreans in Russian uniform.

  • Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Ukraine allowed to use US weapons if North Korea joins Russia’s fight, says Pentagon

NATO has confirmed North Korean troops are in Russia’s Kursk region, fanning Western concerns the conflict in Ukraine could widen.

  • Phil Stewart and Andrew Gray
Zelensky says North Korean troops are being prepared to fight with Russia in Ukraine.

Zelensky warns 10,000 North Korean troops preparing to fight with Russia

The Kyiv Post and Interfax-Ukraine this week quoted intelligence sources saying six North Korean officers were killed on the Russian frontline in Ukraine on October 3.

  • Rob Harris
Then president Donald Trump, right, listens to Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, left, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Ever wondered why Trump likes dictators? This three-star general can tell you

In his only interview with the Australian media, the former national security adviser talks about Donald Trump’s attempts at self-worth.

  • Peter Hartcher

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