But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is ...

One defector said soldiers were given just three bullets each during the rare shooting drills. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The number of North Korean defectors who arrived in South Korea reached 236 in 2024, up by 20.4 percent compared to the ...

North Korean conscripted soldiers endure brutal conditions, grappling with severe shortages of essentials — from bullets for ...

Hyunseung Lee, a former soldier who fled North Korea, told BI that those sent to fight against Ukraine have "zero ...

Defectors in Seoul share sentiments about North Korean soldiers in Russia. SEOUL -- Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region ...

EyePress News/Shutterstock But it is among mounting evidence from the battlefield, intelligence reports, and testimonies of defectors that some North Korean soldiers are resorting to extreme ...

But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to see troops from the reclusive, communist-ruled North being ...

as the regime targets the families of defectors for punishment including isolation and forced labor. President Volodymyr Zelensky: "In addition to the first captured soldiers from North Korea ...

But it is among mounting evidence from the battlefield, intelligence reports and testimonies of defectors that some North Korean soldiers are resorting to extreme measures as they support Russia's ...