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Years of indoctrination preceded NK troops’ Russia deployment

North Korean troops recently deployed to Russia, reportedly from the KPA's Storm Corps, have undergone intense ideological training since 2014 emphasizing their duty to...

North Korean military police launch crackdown on AWOL soldiers

North Korean military police have launched a crackdown on soldiers who leave their bases without authorization. The operation, which began in mid-October, is targeting...

Triple tragedy strikes North Korean doctor after home purchase

A radiologist in his 30s at the Munitions Factory No. 26 Clinic in Kanggye, Jagang province, recently lost his home, his fortune and his...

Desertions surge in N. Korean army corps, prompting urgent inspection

North Korea's Third Army Corps has seen a sharp increase in desertions during the first half of this year, triggering an emergency inspection by...

N. Korean border guard and smuggler arrested for using Chinese cell...

In mid-April, an inspection team from the central government arrested a border guard and smuggler on suspicion of using Chinese cell phones to communicate...

N. Korean veteran disappears after speaking out against harsh COVID protocols

In autumn 2020, when North Korea implemented broad-ranging nationwide lockdowns in response to COVID-19, North Koreans faced limits in everything they did. Doing business...

N. Korean military orders end to violence at boot camps

Amid a rise in violence among soldiers in the military, North Korea's military recently ordered an end to beatings in boot camps based on...

Kangwon Province military unit tests officers’ ideological loyalty

The political department of an army unit based in Chorwon County, Kangwon Province, has been sending agents disguised as civilians to the homes of...

N. Korean soldier sent to camp after striking officer who didn’t...

A North Korean soldier was recently sent to a reeducation camp after striking an officer in his unit who did not think the soldier...

N. Korean soldier in Pyongyang suffers beating at the hands of...

A soldier in his 20s serving in a guard unit of the Ministry of Social Security in Pyongyang's Sunan district was recently hospitalized after...

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