North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for the “heroic” soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine, as Moscow and Pyongyang make first comments on the joint operation.
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North Korea Confirms It Sent Troops to Fight for Russia
Its leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine and praised their “heroism and bravery.”
Russia Claims to Have Retaken Final Village in Its Kursk Region
Ukraine denied that it had been pushed out of the region and said that its military operations inside Russia were continuing.
Kim Shin-jo, North Korean Commando Who Sought to Kill South Korea’s Leader, Dies
He famously said the mission of a hit squad sent by Pyongyang in 1968 was to “slit the throat” of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee.
How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled
At the height of the campaign, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian territory. Now they hold just a small sliver of land along the border.
North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine
The announcement came amid fears that Pyongyang may be receiving crucial military technology from Russia in return for sending troops and weapons for its war against Ukraine.
Russia Pushes Back Ukraine’s Offensive With Drones and North Korean Troops
Russia has retaken about two-thirds of the territory Ukraine seized last summer in the Kursk region of Russia, but at a fearful cost in lives.
North Korea Is Sending More Troops to Russia, South Korea’s Spy Agency Says
The fresh deployment comes after North Korea suffered heavy casualties on the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the South’s spy agency says.
North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un
Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.
South Korean Officials Convicted Over Forcibly Sending North Koreans Home
The case of two North Korean fishermen, who murdered 16 compatriots before they sought asylum, has become a political minefield in the South.