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

South Korea mulls aiding Ukraine amid reports North Korea to assist Russia

Seoul signals its most proactive position towards arming Ukraine to date. South Korea is considering directly supplying weapons to Ukraine as evidence increases that North Korean soldiers are ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

North Korea fires a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of US election

South Korea's military says North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea as the country continues its weapons demonstrations ahead of the U.S. presidential ...

World - ABC News - November 4

North Korea's top diplomat set to hold talks in Moscow amid reports of troop deployment

North Korea’s top diplomat is set to hold talks in Moscow following reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to support Russia’s action in Ukraine

World - ABC News - October 30

North Koreans days away from entering fight in Ukraine

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Politics - The Hill - October 31

Ukraine war briefing: North Korean soldiers ‘fighting in Russian elite units’

South Korean MP on intelligence committee says North has also shipped more arms to Russia; US and UK slam Russia’s ‘irresponsible’ nuclear rhetoric. What we know on day 1,001 Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - 10 hours ago

U.S. calls on China to sway North Korea to stop efforts with Russia in Ukraine war

Three top U.S. diplomats asked the Chinese ambassador to the United States to try to convince China to use its influence over North Korea to try to stop efforts in Russia in the war against ...

Ukraine war briefing: North Korea says it will back Russia until it achieves victory

Foreign ministers’ meeting in Moscow forges closer ties amid imminent deployment of thousands of North Korean troops against Ukraine. What we know on day 983. See all our coverage of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Russia is passing on deadly drone techniques to North Korea, Ukraine official tells BI

World - Yahoo News - November 8

Ukraine war briefing: North Korea ratifies landmark mutual defence pact with Russia

Agreement seals deepening security cooperation between two nations and comes weeks after Pyongyang sent troops to Russia. What we know on day 993. See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

NATO and the EU press China to help stop North Korea's support for the war on Ukraine

NATO and the European Union are ramping up pressure on China

World - ABC News - 5 days 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 tests missiles, says U.S. actions warrant its nuclear buildup

North Korea and its partner Russia say Kim Jong Un's U.N. resolution-breaking missile tests are a justified reaction to U.S. military provocations.

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

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.

Ukraine war briefing: Russia plans to send North Korean troops into battle as early as Sunday, Zelenskiyy says

Ukraine president urged world leaders to pile ‘tangible pressure’ on Pyongyang as South Korea urges Russia to stop its ‘illegal cooperation’ with North Korea. What we know on day 976. Ukrainian ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Russia to deploy 10,000 North Korean troops against Ukraine within ‘weeks’, Pentagon says

Addition of North Korean soldiers will stoke regional tensions and further stretch Ukraine’s weary army in the almost three-year war. North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

‘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 - October 29

'Small number' of North Korean troops spotted near Russia-Ukraine border: Pentagon

The U.S. has assessed a “small number” of North Korean troops are present in Russia's Kursk border region, with fears they could soon join the fight in Ukraine, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Austin says North Korean troops in Russian uniform are moving toward Ukraine's border

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said North Korean troops dressed in Russian uniform appear to be moving toward the Russia-Ukraine border. Austin called the matter "pretty serious" and said the ...

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

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that 8,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Ukraine's border and are expected to engage in combat for Russia. Blinken said the use of ...

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 - October 31

Blinken: 8,000 North Korean troops in Kursk, could join Ukraine war in days

About 8,000 North Korean troops in Russia are in the country’s Kursk border region and are expected to enter Moscow’s war with Ukraine in the “coming days,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said ...