Why North Korean soldiers are ready to die in Russia

The Wall Street Journal

Nearly all would raise their hands to leave, former military defectors say, because of loyalty to the regime, the promise of higher status and insight into the outside world

Published on November 11, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

North Korean soldiers have absolute devotion to Kim Jong-un. – /AP/SIPA//AP/SIPA

SEOUL — Ryu Seong-hyeon is well placed to know what the thousands of North Korean troops deployed on Russia’s front lines are thinking. Not long ago, he was one of them.

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November 15, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.

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December 6, 2024 at 8:15 a.m.

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