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

When South Korea last year repatriated two North Korean sailors, calling them dangerous criminals who had killed 16 colleagues, some defectors feared they could be sent back, said Lim Il, a ...

But it appears that the government of China denies housing for the refugees and coerce over ten to twenty thousand defectors to return to North Korea. Compared to the old times, the churches have ...

Defectors in Seoul share sentiments about North Korean soldiers in Russia. SEOUL -- Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region ...

Many North Korean defectors already face serious consequences when they are repatriated, which is why the UN is calling for states not to forcibly repatriate North Korea defectors in accordance ...

North Korean defectors who finished their almost decade-long military service in their 20's have shared their mixed sentiments and analysis with ABC News. “So unfortunate, that’s all I can say,” North ...