SEOUL, Nov. 13 (UPI) --North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have begun combat operations against Ukrainian forces, the U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday. "We are incredibly concerned by Russia's decision to turn to the DPRK to ...

Nearly all would raise their hands to go, ex-military defectors explain, owing to regime loyalty, promise of higher status and a glimpse of the outside world.

North Korean troops have begun engaging in combat operations alongside Russian forces, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, expressing concern that Russia had turned to North Korea for soldiers to fight in its war with Ukraine.

Former North Korean soldiers, operating under the name Defectors' Propaganda Corps, have delivered materials to Ukraine aimed at encouraging North Korean military personnel serving in the Russian army to desert.