North Korea makes first public admission it sent troops to fight for Russia

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North Korea confirms it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decided to send combat troops to Russia under a mutual defense treaty signed by him and Russian President Vladimir Putin in June 2024, the North's Central Military Commission said in a statement carried by state media. …

Russian state media releases alleged footage of North Korean troops in Russia for the first time

The Russian state news agency TASS published a video on April 28 that purports to show North Korean troops who fought alongside Russian forces in Kursk Oblast training in Russia. This is the first official footage released after North Korea and Russia …

'It's their own business' — China refuses to comment on North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine

China has refused to comment after both Moscow and Pyongyang confirmed the involvement of North Korean troops fighting against Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast, Ukrinform reported on April 28. Despite North Korea's pariah status and Russia's …

North Korea confirms it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine

North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia's Kursk

SEOUL — North Korea confirmed for the first time it had deployed troops to Russia, with state news agency KCNA on Monday reporting that Pyongyang's soldiers helped Moscow reclaim territory under Ukrainian control in the border region of Kursk. The …

North Korea confirms it dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine

North Korea has officially acknowledged deploying troops to Russia to aid in its war against Ukraine, citing a mutual defense treaty. Kim Jong Un stated the troops' mission is to "annihilate" Ukrainian forces and liberate the Kursk area …

North Korea confirms it deployed troops to support Russia's war with Ukraine

World North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it has sent troops to fight for Russia in the war with Ukraine under the order of leader Kim Jong-un and made an important contribution to the liberation of Russian territory occupied by Ukraine …

Putin says friendship between Russia, North Korea tempered on battlefield to expand

MOSCOW, April 28. /TASS/. The strong bond of friendship, neighborly relations and cooperation between Russia and North Korea tempered on the battlefield will continue to grow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "We are confident that the …

North Korea's diplomacy of 'survival'

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/REA From the majestic complex that once hosted reunions of families separated by the Korean War (1950-1953), only ruins …