North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine

In a country that fetes its military elites like celebrities, Col. Gen. Kim Yong Bok was rarely seen in public. Until he was chosen to lead Pyongyang’s troops sent to aid Russia.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago

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 - October 28

North Korea sends foreign minister to Russia as its troops train to fight in Ukraine

North Korea said Tuesday its top diplomat is visiting Russia in another sign of their deepening relations as rival South Korea and Western nations expressed alarm at the North’s alleged deployment ...

World - ABC News - October 29

US confirms North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for training and possible Ukraine combat

The U.S. says 3,000 North Korean troops have deployed to Russia and are training at several locations, calling the move very serious and warning that those forces will be “fair game” if they go ...

World - ABC News - October 23

Officials say North Korea has sent troops to Russia. What would that mean for the war with Ukraine?

American and South Korean officials say there's evidence that North Korea has dispatched troops to Russia in a potential escalation of a nearly 3-year-old war with Ukraine

World - ABC News - October 24

North Korea's top diplomat holds talks in Moscow as Pyongyang sent troops to help the war on Ukraine

Russia’s top diplomat met his North Korean counterpart for talks amid reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its military in the war in Ukraine

World - ABC News - November 1

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 ...

NATO confirms North Korean troops are being sent to Russia to fight Ukraine, with some already deployed

World - ABC News - October 28

North Korea has sent troops to Russia, U.S. confirms

North Korea has sent troops to Russia to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine, the United States said Wednesday, a major escalation in the conflict that has rattled Western allies.

Harris Calls Trump a Fascist, and North Korea Has Sent Troops to Russia

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Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

North Korea knows its troops could desert in Ukraine. It has chilling ways to keep them in line.

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Lawmakers: South Korea’s spy chief tells parliament that North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia

World - ABC News - October 23

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 Korea troops in Ukraine would escalate conflict, Lukashenko tells BBC

World - Yahoo News - October 23

North Korea troops in Ukraine would escalate conflict, Putin's closest ally tells BBC

Vladimir Putin's closest ally speaks to Steve Rosenberg about the war, nuclear weapons and relations with the West.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says there is evidence that North Korea has sent troops to Russia

World - ABC News - October 23

Russian lawmakers ratify pact with N. Korea as US confirms troops to Russia

Russian lawmakers have ratified a pact with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance, a move that comes even as the U.S. confirmed the deployment of 3,000 North Korean troops to Russia

World - ABC News - October 24

China May Chafe as North Korea Sends Soldiers to Fight Ukraine

North Korea’s decision to dispatch troops to help Russia subdue Ukraine may put another Kremlin ally, China, in a tough spot diplomatically.

World - The New York Times - October 24

North Korea Enters Ukraine Fight for First Time, Officials Say

Western and Ukrainian officials have called the appearance of North Korean forces on the battlefield a major escalation.

World - The New York Times - November 6

U.S. Says North Korean Troops Are in Russia to Aid Fight Against Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III called the situation “very, very serious,” though he said that what the soldiers were doing in Russia was “left to be seen.”

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

North Korean troops fighting Ukraine will be 'fair game,' U.S. warns Putin

SEOUL, South Korea — Some 12,000 North Korean troops will be sent to Russia, a key United States ally said Thursday, vowing it “will not stand by and do nothing” in the face of this significant ...

Politics - NBC News - October 24

10,000 North Korean troops in Russia, inching closer to fight in Ukraine: Pentagon

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to train in Russia with the expectation they’ll be sent to fight in Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon said Monday. “We believe that the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Russia attacks Kyiv as North Korean troops enter fight against Ukraine

The U.S. says there will be a "firm response" as Ukrainian forces holding ground in Russia's Kursk region now face North Korean troops "engaging in combat."

S. Korea warns it can send arms to Ukraine after reports of North's troops in Russia

South Korea warns it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to Russia

World - ABC News - October 22

North Korea sending troops into Ukraine could supercharge an already-close partnership with Russia

World - Yahoo News - October 22

South and North Korea troops potentially entering Ukraine war unlikely to stoke regional conflict, analysts say

The U.S. has confirmed that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, with Ukraine President Zelenskyy pegging the North Korean troop count at 12,000.

Business - CNBC - October 25

North Korea launches test missile as troops head to Ukraine border from Russia

North Korea tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday as more details emerge of its troops in Russian uniform headed toward Ukraine. CBS News senior national security correspondent ...

North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says

South Korea's spy agency says that North Korea has recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine

World - ABC News - 24 minutes ago

What Is North Korea’s Role in the Russia-Ukraine War?

North Korea’s supply of munitions has already been critical to the Russian war effort. Now, its troops appear to be poised to join the fight in Ukraine.

World - The New York Times - October 24

What does North Korea get out of sending its soldiers to fight Russia's war?

Kim Jong Un is sending North Korean troops to aid Russia's war in Ukraine. What might he be getting to help Vladimir Putin?

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