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‘They don’t take prisoners’: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Ukraine

Published 4:55 AM EST, Tue January 28, 2025

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh gained rare insight into North Korean soldiers' brutal and near-suicidal tactics in Ukraine, through interviews with Ukrainian special operations forces.

‘They don’t take prisoners’: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Ukraine

Since November, North Korean soldiers have been deployed to fight for Russia, repelling Ukraine’s incursion in the border region of Kursk. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh gained rare insight into their brutal and near-suicidal tactics, through interviews with Ukrainian special operations forces.

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CNN's Nick Paton Walsh gained rare insight into North Korean soldiers' brutal and near-suicidal tactics in Ukraine, through interviews with Ukrainian special operations forces.

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