Life Inside North Korea

North Korea, Kim

North Korean defectors offer a glimpse inside Kim Jong Un's army as its casualties mount

Multiple defectors from North Korea spoke to NBC News about the mindset of soldiers sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

The Diplomat · 7d

Will Casualties in Ukraine Lead to Change in North Korea?

The unprecedented loss of life in a foreign conflict means that the war in Ukraine could be the Kim regime’s most significant test since the 1990s famine.

The Washington Post · 1d

North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility and calls for bolstering arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reports

National Geographic news24d

This Is What Daily Life in North Korea Looks Like

This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. There are 25 million people in North Korea, but the only visible portraits are of its leaders. Regular people are ...

NBC News1d

Defectors offer insight into mindset of North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine

experience life abroad, they come to see North Korea as nothing short of a prison,” Ahn said. “Once they realize what freedom could mean, it’s hard to imagine they wouldn’t consider ...

Washington Times7d

Reticent North Korea wary of blowback as it watches South Korean political crisis

SEOUL, South Korea — The downfall of conservative ... in terms of information operations to North Korean soldiers in Kursk and to domestic audiences inside North Korea.” ...

Sydney Morning Herald22d

‘In here you only learn about the good things’: Inside a North Korean school

Mounted on poles outside the auditorium, five North Korean flags waved in testament to the school’s ideological loyalty. Inside the newly ... school’s pro-North Korea links are tied to a ...

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