North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Wednesday, as the North looks to increase pressure on the United States following the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
A Ukrainian special forces commander says North Korean troops have moved back from the fighting for roughly a fortnight
Soldiers from North Korea fighting on behalf of Moscow have reportedly pulled back from the frontline in Russia's Kursk region.
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
Ukrainian special operations forces have given an insight into the brutal, near-suicidal tactics of the North Koreans they have faced in intense fighting in the Russian border region of Kursk.
Kim Jong Un vowed that North Korea's nuclear programme would continue 'indefinitely,' state-run media reported Wednesday, days after new US President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader.
North Korean troops' limited combat experience and unfamiliarity with the terrain of the Russian-Ukrainian battlefields have contributed to heavy losses.
North Korea is preparing to send Russia more than 100 artillery systems – originally designed to flatten Seoul – to be used in its war against Ukraine.
In an interview last week, President Trump called Kim Jong Un a "smart guy" and said he would reach out to the North Korean leader.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear program would continue "indefinitely," state media reported on Wednesday, days after United States President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader.
Kim visited the nuclear material production base and the Nuclear Weapons Institute, according to state media. View on euronews