North Korean soldiers kill themselves to avoid capture in Ukraine, U.S. says

Russia is deploying “human waves” of North Korean soldiers, the U.S. said, and one soldier captured by Ukraine died of his injuries. Others died by suicide.

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North Korean soldiers kill themselves to avoid capture in Ukraine, U.S. says

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