Blinken condemns North Korean ICBM test, says 8,000 DPRK troops deployed near Ukraine border

At BRICS, Putin Appears to Say That North Korean Troops Are in Russia

“If there are images they are a reflection of something,” he said in a tongue-in-cheek answer to whether Pyongyang had sent troops to help with Russia’s war in Ukraine.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

U.S. Says North Korean Troops Heading to Russia's Kursk Region

The Biden administration believes that some North Korean troops are on their way to the Kursk region to help Russia fend off Ukrainian forces who mounted an offensive there in August, according to ...

World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

North Korean Troops Assemble in Russia’s Kursk Region, U.S. Officials Say

Thousands of soldiers from an elite unit of the Korean People’s Army began arriving on Wednesday and are expected to try to help expel Ukrainian forces from Russian territory.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Nato says North Korean troops in Russia threaten European security

Pyongyang’s involvement marks ‘dangerous expansion’ of Moscow’s war in Ukraine, says Mark Rutte

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

North Koreans fighting in Ukraine alongside Russians, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that North Korean troops are now fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, appearing to confirm reports that have been circulating in recent ...

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Ukraine Says North Korean Role in Russia's War Is Growing

Pyongyang was supplying military personnel to Russia’s army and workers for its factories, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 16

Why Are North Korean Troops in Russia?

Over the last month, North Korea’s role aiding Russia in its war in Ukraine has significantly escalated. U.S. officials reported that North Korean soldiers are already operating in the Kursk region ...

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

U.S. says North Korea sending troops to Russia as Ukraine war rages

Defense chief Lloyd Austin says the U.S. sees evidence that Kim Jong Un has sent troops to bolster Vladimir Putin's army amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

North Korean troops for Russia’s war in Ukraine: what we know so far

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has backed reports that Pyongyang is sending large numbers of personnel to help Putin. North Korea is known to have supplied ammunition and missiles to help Russia prosecute ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

North Korean arms more significant than troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Intelligence builds that members of Pyongyang’s special forces are in Russia preparing for combat as munitions are also shipped. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got to the point in his ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Key Republican: US should consider 'direct military action' if North Korean troops enter Ukraine

House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday said the U.S. should consider taking “direct military action” if North Korean troops enter the war in Ukraine, following the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Pentagon confirms North Korean troops are training in Russia, may be sent to fight in Ukraine

The Pentagon has confirmed that thousands of North Korean troops are training with Russian forces at three specialized military sites inside Russia. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is ...

North Korean troops could join war this weekend, Ukraine warns, as Putin alarms his friends and foes

Reports that North Korea is sending soldiers to fight for Russia in Ukraine are likely to be unwelcome in China, which has long been North Korea’s main ally.

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to likely fight against Ukraine, Pentagon says

Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh says North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks.”

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

‘Elite units’ and ‘cannon fodder’: North Korean troops enter Russia’s war in Ukraine

Deployment to Kursk region threatens to escalate conflict but analysts question Pyongyang forces’ readiness

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Ukraine and US warn Kyiv’s troops could face North Korean forces ‘in days’

New assessment finds as many as 8,000 soldiers have been deployed to Russia’s Kursk region

Business - Financial Times - 6 hours ago

North Korea missile test reaches record height and duration, says Japan

Test of apparent ICBM theoretically capable of striking US mainland comes amid warnings over North Korean troops in Ukraine. North Korea has test launched a long-range missile theoretically capable ...

World - The Guardian - 16 hours ago

North Korea test-fires its most powerful ICBM yet, just days before the U.S. election

North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that is designed to strike the continental United States.

North Korea ICBM Test Seeks to Grab U.S. Attention on Eve of Vote

Kim Jong Un said a long-range missile launch sends a message to rivals ahead of a U.S. election that could reshape Washington’s policy toward Pyongyang.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 20 hours ago

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road on its side of border, South says

North Korea has blown up sections of an inter-Korean road on its side of the heavily militarized border between the two Koreas, South Korea said Tuesday.

Why Is North Korea Deploying Troops to Help Russia? Here’s What to Know.

The move gives Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, leverage to ask President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for a lot in return.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Pentagon chief: North Korean troops are in Russia

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said North Korean troops appear to be in Russia. “We are seeing evidence that there are North Korean troops that have, that have gone to … Russia,” Austin told ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

‘Thousands’ of North Korean troops to fight in Russia

Washington says deployment of soldiers is ‘a very, very serious issue’

Business - Financial Times - October 23

US confirms: North Korean troops are training in Russia

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US confirms: North Korean troops are training in Russia The U.S. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Putin signals North Korean troops are in Russia

Ukraine says North Korean soldiers expected to be deployed with Russian army as soon as this weekend

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Latest concerns over North Korean troops in Russia

More evidence of North Korean troops traveling to Russia to aid in the war against Ukraine is raising concerns over the growing alliance between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin. CBS News' Charlie ...

US ups estimate of North Korean troops in Russia

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US says 10,000 North Korean troops thought to be in Russia North ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Troops blamed for deaths of nurse, girl near Mexico-U.S. border

The shooting deaths, if confirmed, would mark the second time in two weeks that Mexican military forces have killed civilians.

Ukraine war briefing: western allies’ response to North Korean deployment is ‘zero’, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president warns that if west fails to respond adequately more North Korean troops will be sent to its border. What we know on day 982. See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war ...

World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago

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At BRICS, Putin Appears to Say That North Korean Troops Are in Russia

U.S. Says North Korean Troops Heading to Russia's Kursk Region

North Korean Troops Assemble in Russia’s Kursk Region, U.S. Officials Say

Nato says North Korean troops in Russia threaten European security

North Koreans fighting in Ukraine alongside Russians, Zelensky says

Ukraine Says North Korean Role in Russia's War Is Growing

Why Are North Korean Troops in Russia?

U.S. says North Korea sending troops to Russia as Ukraine war rages

North Korean troops for Russia’s war in Ukraine: what we know so far

North Korean arms more significant than troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Key Republican: US should consider 'direct military action' if North Korean troops enter Ukraine

Pentagon confirms North Korean troops are training in Russia, may be sent to fight in Ukraine

North Korean troops could join war this weekend, Ukraine warns, as Putin alarms his friends and foes

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to likely fight against Ukraine, Pentagon says

‘Elite units’ and ‘cannon fodder’: North Korean troops enter Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukraine and US warn Kyiv’s troops could face North Korean forces ‘in days’

North Korea missile test reaches record height and duration, says Japan

North Korea test-fires its most powerful ICBM yet, just days before the U.S. election

North Korea ICBM Test Seeks to Grab U.S. Attention on Eve of Vote

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road on its side of border, South says

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‘Thousands’ of North Korean troops to fight in Russia

US confirms: North Korean troops are training in Russia

Putin signals North Korean troops are in Russia

Latest concerns over North Korean troops in Russia

US ups estimate of North Korean troops in Russia

Troops blamed for deaths of nurse, girl near Mexico-U.S. border

Ukraine war briefing: western allies’ response to North Korean deployment is ‘zero’, Zelenskyy says

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