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Kim’s economy booms on war sales, sanctions evasion and China’s helping hand

North Korea’s sanctions-hit economy is booming at its strongest pace in years, fueled in part by Russia’s war against Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported.

9 June, 05:08 PM

Ukrainian Intelligence details North Korea’s military and manpower support to Russia

Russia has received millions of artillery shells from North Korea, along with hundreds of self-propelled guns and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Chief Oleh Ivashchenko told Ukrinform on May 26.

26 May 2025, 02:17 PM

Russia begins building new road bridge to North Korea

Russia and North Korea began building a road bridge over the Tumen River on the border between the two countries, Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin announced on April 30, as reported by Reuters.

30 April 2025, 11:36 PM

Russian gains in Kursk Oblast fueled by North Korean reinforcements – DeepState

Russian forces have made territorial gains in Kursk Oblast by deploying a significant number of North Korean troops, DeepState monitoring project wrote on March 7.

7 March 2025, 01:00 PM

North Korea welcomes Russia’s Defense Minister for high-level talks

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov arrived in North Korea for an unannounced visit, the Russian Defense Ministry wrote on Nov. 29.

29 November 2024, 11:18 AM

North Korea prepares to supply more ballistic missiles to Russia, US says

North Korea is planning to transfer more ballistic missiles to Russia, in addition to over 100 missiles previously supplied to enable Moscow’s attacks on Ukrainian cities, U.S. envoy at the United Nations, Robert Wood, said on Nov. 27.

28 November 2024, 12:37 AM

Russia, North Korea swap air defense systems for troops

Moscow has supplied air defense missiles to Pyongyang in exchange for sending North Korean troops to support Russia’s war effort against Ukraine, AP reported on Apr. 22, citing Shin Wonsik, national security adviser to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

22 November 2024, 12:14 PM

North Korea-Russia military alliance poses global security threat, says Ukraine’s UN envoy

Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Serhiy Kyslytsya called the participation of North Korean soldiers in Russia's war against Ukraine the most dangerous development in recent times in terms of global consequences, the Ukrinform news agency reported on Oct. 31.

31 October 2024, 01:19 PM

North Korea likely sending troops to Ukraine to support Russia

North Korea is likely to send regular troops to Ukraine to support Russia, according to South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, as reported by Yonhap News on Oct. 8.

8 October 2024, 05:06 PM

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