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Kremlin concentrates 23% of its assaults in Ukraine on Sumy front to sell its victory and dodge US sanctions
Out of 695,000 Russian soldiers currently deployed in Ukraine, 52,000 are concentrated on the Sumy axis.
Russia shields Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Zelenskyy warns
Ukraine’s president calls Moscow’s alignment with Tehran and Pyongyang a dangerous signal of rising global threats.
Ukraine Foreign Ministry urges tougher sanctions after Russia admits North Korean troops in Ukraine
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi emphasized that strategic partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang poses security risks not only to Ukraine and Europe, but also to the Indo-Pacific region and the Korean Peninsula.
Ukraine downs 81/94 Russian missiles as Russia targets energy infrastructure, forcing nuclear plants to reduce energy output
President Zelenskyy says Ukraine's F-16 jets intercepted 11 Russian cruise missiles. Ivano-Frankivsk authorities say it was the worst ever attack on the region.
Ukraine destroys North Korean Bulsae-4 missile system in Kharkiv Oblast
This adds to mounting evidence of North Korean military hardware in Russian hands.
Zelenskyy warns: North Korean troops join Russia’s war in Ukraine
Pyongyang has moved beyond supplying weapons to Moscow and is now sending military personnel.
WP: thousands of North Korean troops train in Russia for potential Ukraine deployment
Ukrainian officials claim North Korean military engineers are already present in occupied territories, overseeing the use of Pyongyang-supplied weapons. Some of these personnel have reportedly been killed in action, underlining the direct involvement of North Korean forces.
Ukrainian missile strike kills six North Korean officers in Russian-occupied Donetsk, intelligence sources say
A Ukrainian deadly strike on a Russian training ground near Donetsk has uncovered the presence of North Korean military personnel in occupied Ukraine, which Russian sources described as an "exchange of experience.”
Kyiv: “We’ve hit N. Korean missile depot in Russia, Iranian missiles next”
Ukrainian drones strike Russian ammo depot in Voronezh Oblast, allegedly destroying North Korean missiles.
Reuters: UN sanctions monitors confirm Russia using North Korean missiles in Ukraine despite arms embargo
A UN report reveals that the debris from a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv on 2 January 2024 belongs to a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, violating the arms embargo imposed on the country since 2006.
North Korean missile fired by Russia in Ukraine contained US, European components
Conflict Armament Research investigation reveals that a North Korean missile fired by Russia in Ukraine's Kharkiv on 2 January contains over 290 foreign components, with 75% linked to US companies, 16% to European, and 9% to Asian firms.
Russia likely uses North Korean KN-23 missile in morning massive attack on Ukraine
According to Ukrainian military analysts, the North Korean KN-23 has several advantages over Russia's domestically produced Iskander, including a lighter launch weight of 3.4 tons and a longer confirmed launch range of 690 km.
Analyst: Russian oil money turning North Korea into “ideal military factory”
Europe braces to take the lead in supplying military aid to Ukraine as US obsesses over Mexican border. However, the real trouble is brewing in East Asia, defense expert Mykhailo Samus says
North Korea may sell tactical guided missiles to Russia in addition to short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says
South Korean defense chief suggests North Korea looking to sell additional new types of tactical guided missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine, on top of confirmed short-range missile transfers
North Korea uses Ukraine “as test site for nuclear-capable missiles,” South Korea says at UN SC meeting
UN Security Council discusses North Korea supplying missiles to Russia used in attacks against Ukraine: South Korea says by exporting its missile to Russia, DPRK uses Ukraine as a test site; Poland calls to boost Ukraine aid, saying the world cannot afford to be fatigued.
Putin takes a page from North Korea’s playbook against Trump, Eidman says
Vladimir Putin’s sabre rattling in his presidential address was intended to tempt Donald Trump into acting he has…
Trump may negotiate with Putin for the same reasons he’s talking with Kim Jong-Un, Novoye Voennoye Obozreniye suggests
The editors of Novoye voyennoye obozreniye, the military affairs supplement to Nezavisimaya gazeta, suggest that the trajectory of…
Russia, not China, violating sanctions regime against North Korea, Nemets says
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at China for violating sanctions regime against North Korea, Aleksandr Nemets…
Moscow analyst: Russia has made North Korea’s rocket program possible
In two articles published online this week, Moscow analyst Aleksandr Nemets details the evidence many have assembled showing…