Why North Korea would want to go to war for Russia

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In a photo taken on September 6, 2017, Korean People's Army (KPA) soldiers attend a mass celebration in Pyongyang for scientists involved in carrying out a large nuclear missile test.
Thousands of North Korean soldiers look to be joining Russia's fight against Ukraine at a critical time on the battlefield.

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Intercepted audio purports to show a chaotic start to North Koreans joining Russia's fight

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military demonstration in North Korea
Kim Jong Un attending a military demonstration in North Korea in March.

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Video appears to show North Korean soldiers gearing up for Ukraine war at a Russian military training base

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military demonstration in North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a military demonstration in North Korea.

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Satellite images show North Korean special forces sent to Russia disguised as Russian soldiers with fake IDs, South Korean spies say

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An estimated 240 North Korean personnel gathered at a Russian military base in Khabarovsk on October 16.
An estimated 240 North Korean personnel gathered at a Russian military base in Khabarovsk on October 16.

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North Korea to send thousands of troops to aid Russian forces in Ukraine war, South Korea's spy agency says

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Kim Jong Un has been an ally to Putin during Russia's war on Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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A company's remote-working hire turned out to be in North Korea. He tried to hold it to ransom.

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Two women sit on a chair with national flags in front of the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang, on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020.
The FBI has previously said that there are thousands of North Korean IT workers posing as non-North Koreans to get remote jobs in the US.

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North Korea sending military officials to help Russia in Ukraine is a massive boost for Kim Jong Un

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

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North Korea's new drones use a 'reverse-engineered copy' of Hellfire missiles from the MQ-9 Reaper, US Army general says

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Kim Jong Un stands before a North Korean flag, an MQ9 Reaper is seen in the sky.
North Korea is using a drone that deploys a "reverse-engineered copy" of the Hellfire missile, Brig. Gen. Patrick Costello said.

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Russia rolled out a Soviet howitzer from the 1940s that Moscow technically shouldn't have in the first place

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A close-up shot of a D-74 firing from an entrenched position, with the logo of Russia's defense ministry in the top-right corner.
Russia published a video of a D-74 artillery system last week, a gun that it's thought to have received from North Korea.

Russian Ministry of Defense

Ukraine's recent strikes on arms depots caused the largest loss of Russian and North Korean ammo in the war: UK intel

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Destroyed ammunition storage buildings at TKTKT on September 22.
Destroyed ammunition storage buildings at Oktyabrsky, in Russia, on September 22, 2024.

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