Video shows N. Korean soldiers working during break period
Daily NK recently acquired a video showing six North Korean soldiers working during a designated afternoon rest period at a farm near a military...
N. Korea’s defense ministry begins selection of train engineers
North Korea's Ministry of Defense (MOD) has begun selecting train engineers for the military on the direct orders of Kim Jong Un, Daily NK...
North Korean military food supplies include more meat and vegetables
North Korean sources report that some military bases are receiving improvements in their food supplies.
Soldiers in North Korea have long been provided poor food...
Much fewer N. Korean soldiers will participate in live-fire drills this year
The North Korean military recently distributed a rubric for assessing the winter exercises, which will be concluding at the end of this month. But...
The story behind the move of North Korea’s Naval Command
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled "North Korea's Secret Stories."
In the early 2000s, members...
Kim Jong Un prods N. Korean military to prepare for war during winter drills
In mid-October, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered an address to the North Korean army ordering his soldiers to “concentrate all efforts on...
N. Korean military claims 12 drones infiltrated South Korea
After concerns about a security vacuum in South Korea were kindled by a flight of North Korean drones that penetrated all the way to...
N. Korea completes deployment of Kumsong-3 cruise missiles on land and at sea
Daily NK has learned that North Korea has recently completed deployment of its Kumsong-3 cruise missile at sea and on land.
Based on the Russian-made...
N. Korean enlistees face tougher road to becoming soldiers
Faced with concerns over the novel coronavirus, North Korea's military has toughened the hurdles new recruits need to pass to become soldiers and have...
Sources: N. Korean military chief of staff quarantined, then released
The chief of staff of North Korea’s military, the country’s second-highest military leader, was quarantined and then released from isolation in February, Daily NK...
