Russia, North Korea

What are Russia's strategic treaties with Iran, North Korea and China?
Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.
South Korea, NATO urge North Korea, Russia to halt military cooperation
South Korea and NATO on Wednesday urged North Korea and Russia to halt their military cooperation. The demand came after Seoul claimed at least 300 North Korean soldiers died while fighting Ukraine on behalf of Russia.
300 North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine war, 2,700 injured: South Korea's spy agency
Seoul has previously claimed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent more than 10,000 soldiers as ‘cannon fodder’ to help Moscow fight Kyiv, in return for Russian technical assistance for Pyongyang’s
Ukraine has captured 2 North Korean soldiers, South Korea's intelligence service says
Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in a Russian border region, South Korea’s intelligence service said.
North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia
Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, the United Nations Security Council learned last week.
South Korea's UN envoy accuses North Korea of using troops as 'expendables' in Russia’s Ukraine war
South Korea's top envoy to the United Nations said Thursday that North Korean troops are being dissipated as "expendables" in Russia's war against Ukraine and treated as a "cynical" means of sustaining the North Korean regime.
North Korean troops deployed to fight for Russia learn modern warfare — albeit at heavy cost
North Korean troops have been taking part in active combat on Russia's side in the country's Kursk Oblast, where Ukraine has held territory since August. This unprecedented move, made against the backdrop of a deepening Moscow-Pyongyang alliance,
Ukraine's unique strategy to deter North Korean soldiers
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North Korean soldiers in Russia: Fear and ideological strife
The North Korean authorities are increasingly concerned about the mental condition and moral state of soldiers sent on a military mission to Russia. According to information obtained by Daily NK, the soldiers are exhibiting signs of extreme fear,
'They are better prepared than Russians' — Ukrainian soldiers on capturing North Korean POWs
It was a month-long mission with one primary goal — capturing a North Korean soldier alive. One of the biggest obstacles facing the Ukrainian forces tasked with the objective while operating in Russia’s Kursk Oblast was overcoming the fanatical,
Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine quickly but Moscow and Kyiv are digging in before any talks
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as ...
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Moscow plans to give North Korea space technology for support in war against Ukraine – US secretary of state
Following talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in Seoul, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that ...
Understanding the Forever Conflict Between North and South Korea
The uneasy truce between nuclear-armed North Korea and US-allied South Korea remains one of the most vexing security concerns ...
North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
North Korea says its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike targets in the ...
North Korea conducts second missile test in 2 days as Blinken visits region — this one was hypersonic, Pyongyang claims
North Korea says it carried out its second missile test in two days — and this one was hypersonic. It came as U.S. Secretary ...
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea
North Korea on Monday fired a ballistic missile that flew 1,100 kilometers (685 miles) before landing in waters between the ...
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"Human Wave" Attack: North Korean Troops in Kursk Face Deadly Onslaught
A video circulating on social media appears to show North Korean soldiers engaging in combat in Russia’s Kursk region.
What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even ...