The Indo-Pacific 80 years on from the nuclear bombs on Japan
August 6 and 9 this year mark the 80th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
Veterans to receive gift packages to mark “Victory Day” on July 27
The North Korean regime is to provide gifts to war veterans in commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice...
Soldiers killed in Russia honored as ‘Hero of the Republic’… Families relocated to Pyongyang
North Korea has reportedly awarded its highest honor, the “Hero of the Republic,” to several soldiers who died in combat in the Russian war with...
The race for long-range missiles between Japan and North Korea
Eastern Asia is witnessing a military buildup not seen since the aftermath of WWII. North Korea is becoming an ever greater rogue regime, with increasing...
What fate awaits North Korean soldiers returning from the war with Ukraine?
When North Korea broke its silence and acknowledged back on April 28 that its troops were fighting for Russia in the war with Ukraine, media...
What’s behind mandatory military service for women?
Growing up, my mother always said, “Don’t wait for a man who went to the army.” She was patient for ten years before my father...
State Security Ministry is now monitoring and restricting military counterintelligence agents—What’s going on?
The State Security Ministry (SSM) is reportedly monitoring and restraining even the activities of military counterintelligence agents from the Defense Security Bureau (Security Command) in...
North prepares for additional troop deployment to Russia… Aims to mass-produce combat-hardened fighters
North Korea is reportedly preparing an additional troop deployment to the Russian front in the war with Ukraine. The goal appears to be to mass-produce...
Troops baffled by ‘Drill-through-the-Earth’ propaganda push
Soldiers mobilized to rebuild housing in areas impacted by floods are being urged to adopt a “drill-through-the-earth mentality” as part of a propaganda devotion drive...
Changing loyalties in the North Korean military
Ideological education emphasizes sacrifice for the Leader and the Motherland. (Astrelok / Courtesy of Shutterstock) What is the meaning and purpose of the armed forces?...
Changing preferences for military service, Strategic Force Command is the most popular
With authorities intensively conducting its spring draft through the first ten days of March, it emerges that the most preferred units for young people this...
Students and women mobilized for large-scale military exercises
North Korea last week began nationwide military drills involving various army units, along with civil defense forces, Worker-Peasant Red Guards, and the Red Youth Guards....
North Korea is still hiding deployment of troops to Russia from the people
Despite the considerable international attention on the deployment of North Korean military personnel to Russia, there has been no news at all about it within...
Weapons factory workers receive significant pay rise
North Korea has significantly increased the salaries of workers in munitions factories in an apparent attempt to boost morale and raise production in its lucrative...
Notifications of soldiers killed in action down amid negative public sentiment
Following a surge in notifications of soldiers killed in action in Russia at the end of last year, such notifications appear to have decreased in...
Why did they shout “Glory to Kim Jong-un” in the face of death?
According to recent reports from the U.S., South Korea, and Ukraine, the number of casualties among North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia is somewhere between...
Lessons from North Korean casualties in Kursk
After its deployment to Russia to the front line fighting Ukrainians, the Korean People’s Army suffered a high attrition rate in the first few weeks...
North Koreans argue as to whether dying for the fatherland is the “duty of the military” amid news of soldiers killed in Ukraine war
North Korean residents justify the sacrifice of soldiers deployed to Russia, saying dying for the fatherland is their duty. In some areas of North Korea's...