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Jason Ma

Putin turns to North Korean troops as Russia’s economy heads for a ‘meltdown’

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un toast (Credit: Vladimir Smirnov—POOL/AFP/Getty Images)

Reports that North Korea is deploying troops to support Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine highlight the severe manpower limits weighing on the Russian economy and military.

On Friday, South Korea’s intelligence service said it had worked with Ukrainian counterparts in the use of facial recognition AI technology to identify North Korean officers in Ukraine’s Donetsk region who were helping Russian troops fire North Korean artillery.

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