For years, North Korea’s military has helped its leader, Kim Jong-un, keep control of his people and provide a buffer against the country’s sworn enemy, South Korea. With 1.3 million members, the North’s army is among the world’s largest conventional armed forces.

Despite their elite status, North Korea's "Storm" troops were ill-prepared for the war, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said.

South Korea's military has said that North Korea is preparing to continue aiding Russia in its war with Ukraine, despite casualties.

Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military equipment

"Through various sources of information and intelligence, we assess that North Korean troops who have recently engaged in combat with Ukrainian forces have suffered around 1,100 casualties," the JCS said in a statement.

In Trump-led armistice talks, the Hermit Kingdom may want a seat at the table.

South Korea's military said on Monday it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

For Russia, facing growing international sanctions, these networks have become a lifeline, and one of its key suppliers is North Korea, according to Ziare. Also read Russian Documentary Accidentally Exposes Its Own War Crimes According to Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD),

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The parties, in particular, discussed sanctions against Russia, according to the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

Nearly half a million households were left without power on Christmas Day in frigid weather after further missile attacks by Russia on Ukraine's damaged power grid, according to multiple reports.

North Korea’s elite troops have faced severe losses in Russia's war with Ukraine, with South Korean intelligence reporting more than 1,100 killed or injured in recent weeks and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy estimating the toll at more than 3,