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Russia may have helped North Korea develop latest ICBM: South's defense chief

South Korea's defense minister said Monday there were no signs that the North tested a new rocket engine before launching the Hwasong-19 ICBM last month, raising suspicions that it received technical assistance from Russia.

2024-11-11

Defectors' group delivers to Ukraine leaflets encouraging North Korean troops in Russia to defect

A group of North Korean defectors delivered propaganda leaflets to Ukraine on Monday, encouraging North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia to defect, as thousands of North Korean troops have been sent to support Russia's war against Ukraine.

2024-11-11

Ukraine intercepts coded North Korean military communications in Kursk

Ukrainian intel disclosed on Sunday that it had intercepted military radio communications between North Korean and Russian troops in the Russian region of Kursk.

2024-11-11

Can Trump end the war after Kim’s troop dispatch?

For Kim, this winter should be a time to prepare to return to the negotiating table with Trump rather than participate in the Ukraine war.

2024-11-10

North Korean troops suffered combat losses in Kursk, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed Thursday that North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk region have been deployed in combat and suffered "losses."

2024-11-08

EU's top envoy discusses military aid to Ukraine with South Korean counterpart

High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell underscored in a recent interview that he hopes Korea will support Ukraine in all aspects, including military aid in addition to existing humanitarian aid.

2024-11-07

Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops in battle with North Koreans, calls for more support

Ukrainian troops have fought their first battles with North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region located in western Russia, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky said in a video address from Kyiv on Tuesday (local time).

2024-11-06

10,000 North Korean troops move to Russian front line, South's military says

More than 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have moved to the front lines of Moscow’s war against Kyiv, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

2024-11-05

Russian hackers threaten to target South Korea, claim to have attacked site storing Ukrainian grain

A group of purported Russian hackers declared it would target South Korean institutions in response to recent comments by Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun that Seoul could send a group of military observers to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops.

2024-11-05

North Korea’s 10,000 troops could join Russia’s Ukraine war in coming days, U.S. warns

Some 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia's western front-line Kursk region and could engage in combat in the "coming days," a State Department spokesperson said Monday, amid growing concerns that their involvement could expand Moscow's war.

2024-11-05