Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
North Korean TV airs extensive footage of troops fighting Ukraine for first time
Videos show soldiers using a range of DPRK and Russian weaponry, including drones, during combat operations in Kursk
August 22, 2025
North Korea glorifies soldier suicides as Kim cult dominates war celebrations
State TV airs stories of troops shooting themselves in head and detonating grenades to avoid capture
August 22, 2025
Russian plane secretly delivered dead North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang: KCTV
State TV shows previously unreported repatriation ceremony amid large-scale events on honoring fallen troops
August 22, 2025
North Korea honors over 100 dead troops from Ukraine war at Pyongyang ceremony
Kim Jong Un oversees event celebrating fallen ‘heroes,’ boasting that they showcased DPRK military might in Russia
August 22, 2025
North Korean denuclearization should start with weapons freeze: ROK president
Lee Jae-myung offers detailed road map ahead of summit with Trump, despite DPRK’s insistence it won’t give up nukes
August 21, 2025
Two Koreas expand construction in DMZ as Seoul looks to restore military pact
Imagery shows new paths and lookouts on ROK side that appear to be response to North Korean efforts to fortify border
August 21, 2025
North Korean military officials return from fighting in Russia’s war on Ukraine
DPRK state media reports Kim Jong Un met with commanders, decorations ceremony for soldiers planned
August 21, 2025
North Korea to take ‘immediate’ diplomatic steps to counter South: Kim Yo Jong
DPRK leader’s sister slams US-ROK drills, calls for ‘preemptive counteraction’ at rare foreign ministry meeting
August 20, 2025
Chinese man sentenced to 8 years in US prison for shipping arms to North Korea
Shenghua Wen previously pled guilty to conspiring with DPRK officials to illegally export weapons from the US
August 19, 2025
Kim Jong Un inspects warship, says US-ROK drills show ‘will to provoke war’
North Korean leader looks to naval nukes to oppose allies as large new destroyer readied for deployment
August 19, 2025
