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North Korea boosts support for Russia to include drone operators, Ukraine says
Ukrainian intelligence says the new North Korean contingent includes 400 drone operators and 1,000 engineers and deminers to support Russia's war effort.
- A new wave of 8,500 North Korean troops has arrived in Russia, including a 400-person drone unit capable of attacking targets inside Ukraine, according to Major General Vadym Skibitskiy, Deputy Head of Ukrainian Defense Intelligence.
- North Korea, which signed a mutual defense pact with Russia two years ago, has supported Moscow's military operations since late 2024, as evidenced by Russian state media images of soldiers training.
- An estimated 10,000 North Korean soldiers were deployed in April 2025, suffering significant casualties using suicidal tactics to rush Ukrainian positions, yet returnees trained colleagues in drone warfare.
- President Vladimir Putin may request up to 50,000 additional troops when meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in September, a move straining Ukraine's already depleted air defense supplies.
- Tensions remain high within NATO, particularly after President Donald Trump announced scaled-down military drills with South Korea, even as Kim Yo Jong denied further deployments as "groundless.
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Local 3 NewsAccording to a senior Ukrainian intelligence official, a new wave of North Korean troops, already numbering eight, would have joined the war front.
·Chevy Chase, United States
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North Korea boosts support for Russia to include drone operators, Ukraine says
A new wave of North Korean troops, already numbering 8,500 in Russia, contains a drone unit that could attack targets inside Ukraine, according to a senior Ukrainian intelligence official.
·Atlanta, United States
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