North Korea sends thousands of workers to Russia in 2024
Russian statistics showed 13,221 North Korean entries in 2024, including 7,887 claiming educational purposes, violating international workforce restrictions.
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South Korea offers shelter to North Korean POWs captured fighting for Russia against Ukraine
South Korea opens door to North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine, citing constitutional rights, as Pyongyang faces mounting casualties among its 11,000 troops fighting for Russia.
Russia may trade space tech for North Korean arms, Blinken warns
He revealed Russia is prepared to share advanced space and satellite technology with North Korea in exchange for military equipment.
Seoul declines Ukrainian request for defense system sales
Ukraine seeks to purchase South Korean weapons, including Cheongung anti-air missiles, but South Korea declines due to trade restrictions.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister to visit South Korea to ask for help in arms – media
President Yoon Suk-yeol weighs a potential policy shift on Ukrainian weapons support amid complex international pressures.
North Korean troops in Russia to enter combat against Ukraine war “soon,” says Pentagon chief
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warns that North Korean soldiers sent to Russia are likely to participate in combat operations against Ukraine in the near future.
Reuters: Nearly 11,000 North Korean troops deployed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast
North Korea has also supplied Russia with self-propelled howitzers and multiple rocket launchers, as per Seoul intelligence.
North Korea seeks Russian nuclear tech in exchange for troops in Ukraine, says Ukrainian minister
North Korea's potential involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine, as part of a military exchange for technologies, represents a direct threat to international peace, warned Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha.
Forbes: Russia loses 88 vehicles in Kursk Oblast due to intelligence failures, Ukraine’s minefields
Russian forces continue advancing in Kursk Oblast despite severe losses and a lack of accurate intelligence on Ukrainian positions, creating a dangerous pattern of costly, ineffective assaults, according to military analysts.
Forbes: Russian counteroffensive in Kursk fails to make gains amid heavy equipment losses
A Russian counteroffensive in Kursk Oblast has yet to see significant success but has cost Russia heavily in…
North Korean troops in Russia, Pyongyang denuclearization among topics of Yoon-Trump phone call
The US President-elect and the South Korean leader discussed North Korea's recent nuclear developments, missile launches, and troop deployment to support Russia against Ukraine.
Seoul not ruling out sending weapons to Ukraine, South Korean President Yoon confirms
Citing the threat posed by North Korean troops aiding Russia, Yoon says Seoul could adjust its Ukraine support strategy.
South Korea urges UN to demand withdrawal of North Korean troops from Russia
South Korean FM warns UN that Pyongyang's troop deployment jeopardizes peace and breaches Security Council resolutions.
Ukraine says North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk Oblast receive combat drone training
Ukraine reports that North Korean troops, embedded with Russian units in Kursk Oblast, are undergoing extensive training on modern warfare drone tactics.
Reuters: South Korea confirms over 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Russia
Seoul and Washington report 10,000 Pyongyang troops in Russia, including near the frontlines, while Ukraine's intelligence cites even higher numbers, including officers and generals.
North Korea gets $200 mn, rice, space tech for joining Russia’s war in Ukraine
North Korea’s troop support to Russia may be based on expectations that a Trump US election win would end Ukraine aid, as per South Korean intelligence.
EU foreign policy chief urges South Korea to increase support for Ukraine
Rising concerns over North Korean military deployment to Russia prompted EU diplomat Josep Borrell to seek expanded South Korean assistance for Ukraine during his visit to Seoul on 4 Nov.
North Korea, Russia strengthen ties with new digital cooperation deal
At the IT Products Exhibition-2024 in Pyongyang, Russian and North Korean officials signed an agreement to bolster collaboration in communications and digital technology.
South Korea considers sending weapons to Ukraine amid North Korean deployment
"All possible scenarios are under consideration," FM Cho Tae-yul stated.
Ukraine to request military aid from South Korea as North Korea sends troops for Russia’s war
In light of North Korean forces aiding Russia, Ukraine and South Korea strengthen diplomatic ties.