North Korea cracks down on rumors about soldiers captured in Ukraine
North Korean authorities have ordered state security agents to identify and suppress rumors spreading along the Chinese border about soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces,...
Border soldiers forced to replant trees doomed to die
North Korean soldiers guarding the border with China have been mobilized to plant trees ahead of Arbor Day on March 14, but many are...
North Korea orders officer unity training after party congress
North Korea's VIII Corps held three-day training sessions for junior officers across its units in early March, ordering them to cultivate closer bonds with...
Kim rewards parade soldiers with special leave
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rewarded soldiers who marched in the military parade at the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea...
Timing is everything: North Korea’s winter soldiers feel lucky in February
North Korean soldiers undergoing the final month of the country's annual winter military exercises in February 2025 are expressing relief and excitement, saying they...
North Korean parents pursue fake divorces to keep sons out of the army
As enlistment season approaches for North Korean high school graduates in early 2025, parents in South Hamgyong province are pursuing sham divorces to exempt...
Elite Pyongyang defense unit hit with secrets scandal
North Korea's 91st Capital Defense Corps, known as Training Camp 91, is facing fresh scrutiny after a defense ministry inspection found widespread failures to...
North Korea drills anti-drone measures while civil defense suspects Chinese origin
North Korean civil defense forces are reportedly drilling countermeasures against drone incursions. During the drills, instructors mentioned drones flown over the border from South...
North Korean soldiers collapse during winter exercises as hunger and fatigue take toll
As gear-laden North Korean soldiers trudge through the woods as part of their yearly winter exercises, which have been underway since Dec. 1, many...
Malnourished North Korean soldiers collapse during winter exercises, face abuse not medical care
Gear-laden North Korean soldiers trudging through the woods as part of their yearly winter exercises are collapsing from exhaustion, sources report.
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