North Korea, Russia

Language barriers and inexperience may hamper North Korean troops on Russia’s battlefield
The troops could boost Russia’s depleted forces, but North Korea’s vast army has not seen major combat since the Korean War, and most do not speak Russian.
Families of North Korean soldiers in Russia face fear, anxiety
Western intelligence officials estimate that as many as 10,000 North Korean soldiers are now in place, mainly around Russia’s Kursk region
North Korean Troops Give Kim 'Leverage' Amid Putin's Ominous Korea Warning
North Korean troops fighting for Russia could affect East Asia's strategic balance, Sang Hun Seok told Newsweek.
North Korean soldiers joining Russia in combat, US State Dept says
North Korean troops have begun engaging in combat operations alongside Russian forces, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, expressing concern that Russia had turned to North Korea for soldiers to fight in its war with Ukraine.
North Korea orders mass production of attack drones after seeing Russia's tactics up close
News that North Korea is ramping up drone production comes a week after a Ukrainian official told BI its soldiers were getting training from Russia.
North Korean Soldiers Being 'Disguised' As Russian Troops on Front Lines
There have been "small-scale clashes" between Ukrainian and North Korean troops, said Kyiv's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
Ukraine's woes: Acute manpower shortage and Pyongyang's production of attack drones for Russia
Kyiv says North Korean troops are already engaging with Ukrainian soldiers, fueling fears of a major escalation in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia and North Korea recently signed a mutual defense pact,
“Don’t Call Them North Koreans”: Russian POWs Reveal How Kim’s Troops Stay Hidden
Captured Russian soldiers have revealed the presence of North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine under Vladimir Putin’s command. The prisoners of war (POWs) shared these details during interrogations by Ukrainian forces.
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North Korean survivors will ‘be sent to gulags’
North Korean soldiers involved in the conflict in Ukraine may never return home and could live out jailed abroad, according ...
North Korean soldiers hooked on porn after getting internet access for first time while helping Russia fight Ukraine: report
Warriors from the hermit kingdom engaged in battle in Ukraine for the first time Monday — but they purportedly started ...
North Korean soldiers fight alongside Russians in Kursk Oblast – ISW, photo
South Korean and US intelligence services have confirmed the participation of North Korean soldiers in hostilities in Russia, ...
Blinken promises ‘firm response’ to North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that NATO is planning a "firm response" to North Korean participation in ...
A former North Korean special-forces soldier said Kim Jong Un's elite 'Storm Corps' in Russia likely isn't his A-team
Lee Woong-gil said that the "Storm Corps" is likely in Russia but that the troops deployed are not "tier 1 team members." ...
Biden to discuss North Korean troops' involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine at final meeting with Xi
US President Joe Biden plans to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine and the potential involvement of North Korean soldiers ...
Large group of Russian and North Korean forces prepared to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine
Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands — including recently arrived North Korean troops — to carry out an ...