Russia, Ukraine and North Korea

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia launches ‘massive’ missile attack on Christmas as Moscow cargo ship sinks
“While other countries of the world are celebrating Christmas, Ukrainians are continuing to suffer from endless Russian attacks,” Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets wrote on Telegram.
More than 100 of North Korea's elite 'Storm' troops are dead and 1,000 more wounded from their first battles for Russia: South Korean intel
Despite their elite status, North Korea's "Storm" troops were ill-prepared for the war, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said.
North Korea's Troop Deployment Has Upended the Russia-Ukraine War
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has, for the first time, sent combatant units abroad, to aid Russia in the war in Ukraine. As noted in the Joint Statement on the DPRK’s Deployment of Troops to Russia this development indelibly connects the Indo-Pacific and European theaters,
Ukraine-Russia latest: Moscow cargo ship with Syria ties sinks as North Korean troop casualties ‘exceed 3,000’
Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military equipment
What we know about North Korean troops fighting Russia's war
Pyongyang has sent at least 10,000 troops to Russia, according to Kyiv and Seoul, who have also said North Korean casualties have been rising since entering combat in early December. The tolls cited vary.
More than 3K North Korean troops have been killed, wounded fighting for Russia, Ukraine’s Zelensky says
North Korea has lost more than 3,000 troops in about two months of combat in Russia’s Kursk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday — and he criticized world leaders for doing “almost nothing” to counter Moscow’s alliance with Pyongyang.
Ukraine confirms new toll of North Korean soldiers killed on the front line
The number of North Korean soldiers killed and wounded in Kursk has exceeded 3,000, according to preliminary data, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said on Monday. The Ukrainian president made these statements after meeting with the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army,
Russia's overheated economy is squeezing one of Moscow's key trading channels with China
Russia's rail industry is in its worst downturn since the Great Financial Crisis, according to an estimate from MMI Research.
Russia's Putin holds talks with Slovakian PM Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare ...
Biden condemns Russia’s ‘outrageous’ Christmas attack on Ukraine
President Biden on Wednesday denounced Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine, declaring the wave of missiles and drones ...
Dozens Dead in Crash After Passenger Flight Diverts From Russia
At least 38 people were killed when a passenger jet crashed in Kazakhstan after it was forced to divert from its intended ...
Russia’s Putin holds talks with Slovakian PM Fico, in rare visit to Moscow by EU leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare ...
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Ukraine Live Briefing: Russia Targets Ukrainian Energy Sector Again
European peacekeeping troops are one option (don’t expect much enthusiasm from Moscow). Read the article by Mike Eckel here. Assad's Fall Is A Blow To Russia. What Does It Mean For The War In ...
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Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38
Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 had flown hundreds of miles off its scheduled route from Azerbaijan to Russia to crash on the opposite shore of the Caspian Sea, after what Russia's aviation ...
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Risks of Military Confrontation in Arctic Increasing, Say U.S. and Russian Officials
The Arctic is “where the confrontation of the world’s leading states is unfolding,” the head of the Russian Navy said at a ...