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North Korean TV airs extensive footage of troops fighting Ukraine for first time

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

North Korean TV airs extensive footage of troops fighting Ukraine for first time
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin August 22, 2025
North Korea glorifies soldier suicides as Kim cult dominates war celebrations

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

North Korea glorifies soldier suicides as Kim cult dominates war celebrations
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 22, 2025
Russian plane secretly delivered dead North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang: KCTV

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

Russian plane secretly delivered dead North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang: KCTV
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 22, 2025
North Korea honors over 100 dead troops from Ukraine war at Pyongyang ceremony

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

North Korea honors over 100 dead troops from Ukraine war at Pyongyang ceremony
North Korea debuts a new line: Demonizing South Koreans, not just their leaders
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North Korea debuts a new line: Demonizing South Koreans, not just their leaders

Kim Yo Jong blames ROK people for North Korea policies, breaking from practice of portraying them as ‘oppressed’

North Korea debuts a new line: Demonizing South Koreans, not just their leaders
Peter Ward
Peter Ward August 21, 2025
North Korean denuclearization should start with weapons freeze: ROK president

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

North Korean denuclearization should start with weapons freeze: ROK president
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Jooheon Kim August 21, 2025
Tycho van der Hoog: North Korea’s forgotten allies in Africa
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Tycho van der Hoog: North Korea’s forgotten allies in Africa

Scholar traces the DPRK’s enduring influence on continent thanks to support for liberation movements, monuments and more

Tycho van der Hoog: North Korea’s forgotten allies in Africa
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 21, 2025
Ahead of US-ROK summit, North Korea seeks to diminish Lee in Trump’s eyes
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Ahead of US-ROK summit, North Korea seeks to diminish Lee in Trump’s eyes

Kim Yo Jong’s mocking criticism of ROK leader makes clear that Pyongyang sees no role for Seoul in future talks

Ahead of US-ROK summit, North Korea seeks to diminish Lee in Trump’s eyes
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Jeongmin Kim August 20, 2025
Ask a North Korean: What was your first experience of democratic elections like?

Ask a North Korean: What was your first experience of democratic elections like?

A defector writes about the right to criticize leaders, voting for the first time and what he’s learned about democracy

Ask a North Korean: What was your first experience of democratic elections like?
David August 20, 2025
ROK military blocks unconverted POW from crossing into North Korea

ROK military blocks unconverted POW from crossing into North Korea

95-year-old Ahn Hak-sop stopped at the Unification Bridge after announcing his desire to die in the DPRK

ROK military blocks unconverted POW from crossing into North Korea
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim August 20, 2025
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