North Korea admits troops hunted mines for Vladimir Putin, with several returning injured, dead: 'Absolute loyalty'

North Korea sent troops to clear mines in Russia’s Kursk region this fall, nine of which were killed during the dangerous ...

North Korean Soldiers Return to Fanfare After Serving in Russia’s War With Ukraine

Kim Jong-un hugged the returning troops and awarded the country’s highest medal to nine soldiers killed in action.

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un hails troops returning from Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a welcoming ceremony for an army engineering unit that had returned home after carrying out duties in Russia, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on Saturday ...

Russia’s envoy to North Korea Alexander Matsegora dies at 70 with undisclosed cause, a week after meeting Korean-language students in Moscow

He served as Moscow's envoy in Pyongyang since 2014. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed deep sorrow, calling Matsegora ...
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Kim Jong-un Embraces Returning Troops as North Korea Publicly Acknowledges Role in Russia’s War

Kim Jong-un welcomed troops back from Russia, publicly honoring nine combat engineers killed in action while cementing ...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds sending troops overseas in 2025, state media says

Kim has been presiding over a key party meeting this week as the country prepares for the Ninth Congress of the ruling ...

North Korea acknowledges its troops cleared mines for Russia

Pyongyang has reportedly sent thousands of troops to fight for Moscow as it presses ahead with its nearly four-year invasion ...
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Breaking the North Korea-Russia Missile Axis

The partnership has become a two-way relationship, with missile technology originally transferred to Russia being upgraded and sent back to North Korea.

North Korea makes Russian a required foreign language in schools — as 2 isolated nations grow closer

North Korea has made Russian a required language for students beginning in the fourth grade – as Moscow’s ties with the hermit kingdom have been growing since its invasion of Ukraine.

North Korea’s Kim reveals soldiers cleared mines for Russia, in rare public statement

The North Korean leader hailed returning troops for displaying ‘mass heroism’ during demining operations in the Kursk region.

Russia sending Ukrainian children to 'harmful and abusive' camp in North Korea, says human rights group

"Several" children from occupied territories have faced indoctrination at the Songdowon International Children's Camp on the ...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds sending troops overseas in 2025, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised his country's achievements in 2025, which included sending troops to overseas ...