Russia, North Korea

What are Russia's strategic treaties with Iran, North Korea and China?
Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.
Russia's Entire North Korean Force May Be Wiped Out by April: ISW
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 3,800 North Korean soldiers had been killed or injured in Kursk in an interview in early January.
North Korean soldier fighting for Russia blows himself up to avoid capture, Kyiv says
A lone North Korean soldier who survived an intense battle against Ukrainian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region chose to blow himself up rather than allow himself to be captured, Kyiv
North Korea's suicide soldiers pose new challenge for Ukraine in war with Russia
There is mounting evidence from the battlefield, intelligence reports and testimonies of defectors that some North Korean soldiers are resorting to extreme measures as they support Russia's three-year war with Ukraine.
What North Korea gains by sending troops to fight for Russia
These days Russia and North Korea are writing a new battlefield history together. North Korea has dispatched some 12,000 troops to fight in Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine. The soldiers are believed to be some of North Korea’s most elite,
'They've overcome the shock' — North Korean soldiers adapting to war in Russia's Kursk Oblast
North Korean troops have been taking part in active combat on Russia's side in the country's Kursk Oblast, where Ukraine has held territory since August. This unprecedented move, made against the backdrop of a deepening Moscow-Pyongyang alliance,
Russia Blows Up Its Own North Korea-Made SAM in Kursk 'Friendly Fire'
North Korea is reported to have supplied Russia with a range of equipment and troops for use in the ongoing conflict.
North Korean Troops in Kursk Face Dire Outlook
North Korea's military contingent in Russia’s Kursk region may face total annihilation by mid-April, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), as reported by Digi24.ro. The think tank noted that Pyongyang could struggle to sustain such heavy losses.
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As Russia weakens, North Korea gains sensitive tech, wealth – and leverage
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Kim Jong Un’s big guns spotted on Russian front lines in Ukraine
Ukraine sees tactical advances in Russia’s Kursk, while Moscow claims to have secured front line town in Donbas.
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Russia-Iran sign strategic partnership agreement
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a comprehensive strategic partnership ...
A stick-figure drawing in a North Korean soldier's diary showed how Pyongyang's troops wanted to use each other as drone 'bait'
Ukraine said it retrieved a diary from a North Korean soldier that contains a confession of stealing from his Russian comrade ...
Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions
Russian and Iranian officials say the “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty” covers all areas -– from trade and ...