North Korean parents pursue fake divorces to keep sons out of the army

2026-02-24 - 03:13

As enlistment season approaches for North Korean high school graduates in early 2025, parents in South Hamgyong province are pursuing sham divorces to exempt their sons from mandatory military service, driven by fears that new recruits will be deployed to Russia, where North Korean soldiers have suffered heavy casualties. “The career of high school graduates is basically determined by their... Source