Russia, North Korea

What do we know about the North Korean troops joining Russia’s war?
Soldiers from the isolated communist state have no experience in modern warfare and a lot to learn on the battlefield.
North Korean soldiers joining Russia in combat, US State Dept says
North Korean troops have begun engaging in combat operations alongside Russian forces, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, expressing concern that Russia had turned to North Korea for soldiers to fight in its war with Ukraine.
50,000 Russian and North Korean Troops Mass Ahead of Attack, U.S. Says
Ukrainian officials expect a counteroffensive in western Russia to begin in the coming days as North Korea’s troops train with Russian forces.
US says North Korean troops join combat alongside Russia
"Today I can confirm that over 10,000 (North Korean) soldiers have been sent to eastern Russia, and most of them have moved to the far western Kursk Oblast, where they have begun engaging in combat operations with Russian forces,
U.S. confirms North Korean soldiers have begun combat operations against Ukraine
North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have begun combat operations against Ukrainian troops, the U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday.
Defector Propaganda Corps targets North Korean troops in Ukraine
Former North Korean soldiers, operating under the name Defector Propaganda Corps, have provided Ukraine with materials aimed at encouraging North Korean military personnel serving in the Russian army to defect.
North Korean Troops in Russia Are Shelled by Ukrainian Forces, an Official Says
Western governments had expected that the North Korean soldiers would be sent to Russia’s Kursk border region, where a 3-month-old incursion by the Ukrainian army is the first occupation of Russian territory since World War II and has embarrassed the Kremlin.
Ukrainian Officials Detail First Engagement Against North Korean Troops, Anticipate Larger Assault in Near Future
Just two days after, North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and Putin signed a decree to ratify the Treaty of Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships, with states that both countries will provide immediate military assistance by “all means,” should the other face any type of “aggression.”
Ukraine says forces clashed with North Korean troops for first time
North Korean soldiers have clashed with Ukrainian forces for the first time, Kyiv's military officials have said.
North Korean Defectors Boost Ukraine's Fight Against Kim Jong Un's Troops
The collection of former North Korean residents delivered the material, which includes written instructions and audio messages for North Korean fighters on how to defect, to Ukraine's embassy in Seoul,
North Korean defectors urge soldiers to abandon Putin's war
Former North Korean soldiers, operating under the name Defectors' Propaganda Corps, have delivered materials to Ukraine aimed at encouraging North Korean military personnel serving in the Russian army to desert.
Large group of Russian and North Korean forces prepared to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine
Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands — including recently arrived North Korean troops — to carry out an ...
North Korean elite Storm Corps reduced to cannon fodder at Russian ‘meat grinder’ front line: sources
The “Storm Corps” are said to be the “best-trained and best fed” of all the North Korean military and it’s puzzling why Kim, ...
Russian forces suffered an average of over 1,500 casualties a day in October, UK official says
The UK's Chief of Defence Staff also said that Russia would have to battle with an economy under severe pressure over the ...
Russia fires dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine's capital as North Korean troops start fighting in Kursk
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." ...
Ukrainian Troops Destroyed Three Russian Battalions In Six Days In Kursk
The Russian counteroffensive in western Russia’s Kursk Oblast is off to a bloody and chaotic start. After six days, Ukrainian ...
Ukraine Claims Crimea Attack That Killed Russian Military Official: Kyiv Source
Ukraine orchestrated an attack on the annexed Crimean peninsula that killed a high-ranking Russian military official, a source in Ukraine's security services told AFP on Wednesday.