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N. Korean Soldier Captured In Russia-Ukraine War: Seoul

South Korea's spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia's war against Ukraine had been captured by Ukrainian forces.

International Business Times · Dec 27, 2024

Have North Korean fighters died in the Russia-Ukraine war?

Thousands of North Korean soldiers have died or been wounded according to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.

Al Jazeera · Dec 24, 2024

North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties fighting for Russia, South Korea says

South Korea says Pyongyang has expressed intention of providing Russia with suicide drones

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

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More than 1,000 North Korean military casualties in Ukraine war, says South Korea

Claims underline risks posed to North’s untested armed forces amid reports regime could send reinforcements

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024

Kim Jong Un ‘personally overseeing’ North Korean training for Ukraine amid reports of heavy losses

Pyongyang claimed on Thursday that its alliance with Russia was ‘normal’ and ‘very effective’, despite international alarm about the deployment of North Korean troops to the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

UN Security Council told of North Korean missiles used by Russia in Ukraine

Research group tells UN Security Council of irrefutable proof of Russian use of North Korean missiles in war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2024

'At Least 100 North Koreans Killed' Fighting For Russia: Seoul

At least 100 North Koreans deployed to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat in December, South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun told reporters Thursday.

International Business Times · Dec 19, 2024

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The Guardian view on North Koreans dying for Russia: an alarming alliance gains strength

Editorial: For Pyongyang, dead soldiers are a price worth paying for the rewards of friendship with Moscow

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024

Trump calls North Korean troops in Russia a ‘complicating factor’ and boasts of relationship with Kim Jong Un

Incoming US president says Pyongyang’s involvement in Ukraine war is ‘very complicating factor’

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024

North Korea, Russia Defense Treaty Comes Into Force

A landmark defense pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Thursday.

International Business Times · Dec 5, 2024

North Korean exhibit brands South Korean president ‘vicious main culprit’ of hostilities

Pyongyang exhibit part of broader effort by Kim Jong-un to undo decades of pro-unification indoctrination

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024

North Korea’s Kim says Russia has right to self-defence against Ukraine

Pyongyang will ‘invariably support’ Russia ‘to defend its sovereignty’, Kim tells visiting Russian defence chief.

Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2024

North Korea's Kim, Russian Minister Agree To Boost Military Ties

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and agreed to boost military cooperation between the two isolated nations, Pyongyang state media said Saturday.

International Business Times · Nov 30, 2024

Russian defence minister makes unannounced visit to North Korea to deepen military ties

Andrey Belousov lands in Pyongyang after Ukrainian defence minister meets South Korean president in Seoul

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow behind ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage in Europe, MI6 chief says – as it happened

Richard Moore said that were Vladimir Putin to succeed in reducing Ukraine to a vassal state, he would not stop there

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024

Satellite images show North Korea breaking sanctions to get million barrels of oil from Russia

Pictures show North Korean tankers repeatedly loading oil at Russian port, report by UK group claims

Al Jazeera · Nov 22, 2024

South Korea says Russia sent North Korea missiles in exchange for troops

South Korea’s national security adviser says North plans to use the weapons to defend its airspace over the capital.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024

Seoul says Russia sent air-defence missiles to North Korea in return for troops

Kremlin dispatched weapons as payment for 10,000 troops deployed to support war in Ukraine, says South Korean official

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The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024

Kim Jong-un says past negotiations with US confirmed ‘unchangeable’ hostility toward North Korea

North Korea’s leader pledges to build ‘strongest defence’ against external threats

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

North Korea and Russia expand relationship with tourism drive

Kim Jong Un is keen to use Moscow to break out of international isolation

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024

Putin sends African lion, brown bears and cockatoos to North Korea as gift of support

Russian president transfers more than 70 animals from Moscow to Pyongyang amid strengthening ties with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un during Ukraine war

International Business Times · Nov 21, 2024

Russian Zoo Animals Scratch At Their Cages As 75 'Gifts' Head to North Korea From Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin found a unique way to thank North Korean leader Kim Jung Un for sending thousands of troops to fight Ukraine -- by sending dozens of exotic animals to Pyongyang.

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024

Yaks, bears and cockatoos are among the animals Russia is sending to North Korean zoo

Russia has sent a gift of more than 70 animals to North Korea for the Pyongyang Zoo, including bears, yaks, ducks and cockatoos

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024

North Korea sent more artillery systems in new arms shipment to Russia, South Korea says

South Korean spy agency says Pyongyang exported 170mm self-propelled guns and 240mm multiple rocket launch systems

Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2024

North Korea’s Kim meets Russian minister amid deepening ties

North Korean leader’s meeting comes amid concern in Western capitals over growing ties between Pyongyang and Moscow.

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