Kim Jong Un announces “leap forward” in defense industry with its new largest 5-hectare plant to boost arms exports to Russia
Russia refuses ceasefire with Ukraine while Pyongyang ramps up defense manufacturing and military involvement.
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Strategic bridge over river to connect Russia and North Korea by 2026
A two-lane road bridge will span the Tumen River in Russia's Primorsky Krai region, designed to handle 300 vehicles and nearly 3,000 individuals daily.
Ukrainian missile strike kills six North Korean officers in Russian-occupied Donetsk, intelligence sources say
A Ukrainian deadly strike on a Russian training ground near Donetsk has uncovered the presence of North Korean military personnel in occupied Ukraine, which Russian sources described as an "exchange of experience.”
Russia modernizing T-62M tanks with North Korean spare parts for use against Ukraine
Russia is ramping up its deployment of modernized T-62 tanks to the frontline, according to recent footage circulating on social media. These decades-old vehicles, extensively refurbished and upgraded, potentially indicate Moscow's efforts to bolster its armored forces amid ongoing losses.
Russia vetoes renewal of North Korea sanctions monitors amid accusations of weapons transfer
This decision occurs against the backdrop of heightened tensions and allegations that North Korea has been supplying weapons to Russia, which are being used in the ongoing war against Ukraine.
North Korea may sell tactical guided missiles to Russia in addition to short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says
South Korean defense chief suggests North Korea looking to sell additional new types of tactical guided missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine, on top of confirmed short-range missile transfers
North Korea’s secret arms shipment to Russia exposed by South Korean intel
Since August 2023, North Korea has sent over one million artillery shells to Russia.
Bolton’s appointment ‘a positive signal for Ukraine,’ Portnikov says
US President Donald Trump’s selection of former US permanent representative to the United Nations John Bolton as his…
Russia, not China, violating sanctions regime against North Korea, Nemets says
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at China for violating sanctions regime against North Korea, Aleksandr Nemets…
Moscow analyst: Russia has made North Korea’s rocket program possible
In two articles published online this week, Moscow analyst Aleksandr Nemets details the evidence many have assembled showing…
Korean crisis seen opening a way for new Trump-Putin rapprochement
Short of war, the largest fallout from the intensifying Korean crisis is likely to be a new rapprochement…
Russia supplying North Korea with ever more coal and oil, Moscow business paper says
In the face of Western efforts to isolate North Korea, Russia has almost doubled its sales of coal…
Russia opens shipping route between Vladivostok and North Korea
Ignoring US calls for isolating North Korea in order to force Pyongyang to rein in its nuclear program,…