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· Ryan General
North Korean troops in Ukraine ordered to die before capture
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly instructed his troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine to kill themselves with grenades if they face capture. The directive was delivered through twice-weekly political sessions that highlight cases of soldiers who…
· Ryan General
Ukraine captures Indian man who allegedly served with Russian troops
Ukrainian forces have captured a 22-year-old Indian man identified as Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein, who allegedly fought with Russian units near the southern front in early October. In a video released by Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanized Brigade on Oct. 7, Hussein says he surrendered…
· Ryan General
500 North Korean soldiers reported killed in Ukraine war
South Korea has confirmed intelligence suggesting casualties among North Korean troops deployed to support Russia in its war against Ukraine. Ukrainian media, citing Global Defense Corp., reported that about 500 North Korean soldiers were killed in a Storm Shadow missile strike…
· Bryan Ke
Vietnam-born man is one of Ukraine’s toughest war heroes
Tung Nguyen, a Vietnamese-born man who moved to Chernihiv to join his parents when he turned 18, returned to the frontlines to defend his resident country from the Russian invasion despite being injured twice in the line of duty. Tung, who studied in Kyiv and worked as a fitness…
· Michelle De Pacina
Ukraine-born Miss Japan 2024 relinquishes title following report of affair
Karolina Shiino, a Ukraine-born model with Japanese citizenship, has relinquished her title as the 2024 Miss Japan Grand Prix winner after a magazine report revealed her affair with a married influencer. Exposed: On Wednesday, Shukan Bunshun reported that Shiino, 26, was in a…
· Ryan General
OnlyFans model claims Ukraine ‘mafia’ tried to get her to smuggle weapons
“No matter how much they sharpened their knives, threatened to cut off my fingers… I knew they were fascinated with me… and wanted me to be their wife,” she writes on Instagram
· Bryan Ke
Chinese influencer exposed for posing as Russian soldier fighting in Ukraine
A Chinese influencer who talked about his experience fighting in Ukraine as a Russian soldier has been banned from Douyin after online sleuths exposed him as a fraud. Key details: The influencer, who was known as “Pavel Korchatie” on the Chinese social media platform, had over…
· Ryan General
Hundreds of locals in war-torn Ukraine city eat free daily thanks to elderly Japanese man’s cafe
A 75-year-old Japanese man has opened a free cafe in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to help those affected by Russia’s invasion. Fuminori Tsuchiko, who arrived in the city last year, said he felt deeply concerned about the situation of the residents seeking shelter in…
· Bryan Ke
Violent ‘Hunter x Hunter’-inspired gang from Moscow now terrorizing Ukraine
A gang member believed to be the ringleader of a notorious Moscow gang inspired by the anime “Hunter x Hunter” was recently arrested in Ukraine. The gang, known as the “PMC Ryodan” — or “Redan PMC,” as some media outlets have referred to them — was recently spotted in several…
· Iris Jung
American volunteer soldier Paul Lee Kim dies in Ukraine
Cpt. Paul Kim, an American military volunteer in Ukraine, died while liberating Mykolaiv from the Russian invasion. Born in Houston, Kim was a foreign legionnaire who served for 12 years in the U.S. Army. He was also an infantry officer, an 82nd Airborne paratrooper, and a…
· Iris Jung
First Taiwanese combatant dies in Russia-Ukraine war
Tseng Sheng-Kung, a 25-year-old volunteer, is the first Taiwanese soldier to die in combat in Ukraine. A volunteer soldier from Ji’an Township in Hualien County, Tseng traveled to Ukraine in June to fight against the ongoing Russian invasion of the country. While serving in a…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘We prayed for death’: 2 American veterans freed from Russian captivity in Ukraine describe torture
American soldiers Andy Huynh, 27, and Alexander Drueke, 39, who were captured by Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine have described the torture they endured in several interviews since their release in September. The soldiers from Alabama spent 105 days in a…
· Bryan Ke
2 American veterans who volunteered in Ukraine return home after three months of captivity
American veterans Alex Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, who were captured by Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, returned home to their families in Alabama on Friday. “We’re looking forward to spending time with family and we’ll be in touch with…
· Ryan General
Putin slams US lawmakers’ visits to Taiwan, blames US for Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine
Addressing an international security summit attended by military officials from Africa, Asia and Latin America, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused “Western globalist elites” of trying “to shift the blame for their own failures to Russia and China.” According to Putin, the…
· Jane Nam
‘Things are very, very rarely black and white’: Ukraine volunteer Elliot Kim reflects on serving in Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukraine volunteer Elliot Kim sat down with NextShark to share his experiences in the Russo-Ukrainian war zone, including what he did beforehand to prepare, how he got into the country and what he saw once he landed. Kim participated in Ukraine as a soldier in an international…
· Jane Nam
Ukraine’s first lady wears elegant kimono-inspired jacket in interview with Japanese television
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska chose to wear an elegant, sky blue kimono-inspired jacket in an interview with Japan’s national television and radio company NHK. The wool pantsuit came from the fall-winter 2022 collection of Ukrainian brand Bobkova, a collection that was…
· Bryan Ke
North Korea offering 100,000 ‘volunteers’ for war against Ukraine, says Russian state media
North Korea recently offered to send 100,000 “volunteers” to Russia to help the Kremlin in its war against Ukraine, Russian journalist Igor Korotchenko alleged on Russian state media Russian Channel One. Korotchenko went on to praise North Korea’s “wealth of experience with…
· Jane Nam
Ken Rhee, facing prosecution for going to Ukraine to fight: It would be ‘a crime not to help’
Former South Korean Navy SEAL turned YouTuber Ken Rhee claims he has no regrets fighting in Ukraine and says it would have been a “crime” not to use his military experience to help. In an interview with AFP, Rhee compared his decision to saving a drowning person to illustrate…
· Jane Nam
US Marine veteran Grady Kurpasi is third American to go missing in Ukraine this week
Former U.S. Marine Corps officer Grady Kurpasi, 49, who has not been heard from since April 23, is the third American to be reported missing in Ukraine this week. Kurpasi arrived in Ukraine on March 7 after deciding to volunteer as a soldier in the Ukrainian war. Having served…
· Ryan General
Korean former Navy SEAL Ken Rhee shares video of tense Ukraine mission evacuating wounded soldier
Korean ex-Navy SEAL Lieutenant Ken Rhee shared footage on YouTube showing him and other members of the Ukrainian Foreign Legion trying to evacuate a wounded soldier after a reconnaissance mission. The video clip, taken sometime in April, ends with the soldiers abandoning their…