Top security officials of South Korea, US, Japan discuss NK troop deployment to Russia

SEOUL, October 26 (AJP) - Top national security officials from South Korea, the United States, and Japan expressed deep concern on Saturday about North Korea's deployment of troops to Russia. In a trilateral meeting in Washington D.C., South Korean National Security Advisor Shin Won-sik, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and Japanese National Security Advisor Takeo Akiba discussed the issue, along with other regional security matters. "The national securit

October 26, 2024

North Korean troops in Russia are Moscow's 'business,' Putin says

SEOUL, October 25 (AJP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday tacitly admitted to North Korea's alleged troop deployment to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, describing the matter as Moscow's "business." The Kremlin had previously dismissed reports of North Korean troop deployment as "fake news." When asked about satellite images showing North Korean troops' movements at the BRICS summit in Kazan, he said, "Images are a serious th

October 25, 2024

Activities spotted at North Korea's demolished inter-Korean road site

SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - North Korea is apparently working on the construction of unidentified structures along the northern part of the inter-Korean roads it blew up last week, military authorities here said on Thursday. Surveillance equipment along the border areas has detected North Koreans cleaning debris and installing these structures which appear to be walls or concrete barriers. The demolished roads near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) along the Gyeongui and Donghae

October 24, 2024

US expresses concern over North Korean troops in Russia

SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - The U.S. confirmed on Wednesday that North Korea has dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, about a week after the allegations first surfaced. Speaking at the G7 Defense Ministers Meeting in Rome, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the U.S. has found evidence of North Korean troops being sent to Russia. "What exactly they're doing will have to be seen. These are things that we need to sort out. We'll have

October 24, 2024

Kim Jong-un inspects missile base, citing growing US nuclear threat

SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a missile base for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), state media said on Wednesday. "The U.S. strategic nuclear means pose ever-increasing threat to the security environment of more definitely bolster its war deterrence and take a thorough and strict counteraction posture of the nuclear forces," Pyongyang's Korea Cent

October 23, 2024

First batch of North Korean troops 'set to arrive in Russia's Kursk'

SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - The first batch of North Korean troops allegedly dispatched to Russia is likely to be deployed in Kursk, a Russian territory occupied by Ukraine, as early as this week, a Ukrainian military leader claimed on Tuesday. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate made the claim, in an interview with American military magazine The War Zone, also known as TWZ. "We are waiting for the first units tomorrow in the

October 23, 2024

South Korea mulls sending inspectors to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops in Russia

SEOUL, October 22 (AJP) - South Korea is considering sending a team of inspectors to Ukraine to monitor North Korea's alleged troop deployment to Russia, a government source here said Tuesday. "The monitoring team is expected to include soldiers and military officials capable of analyzing the tactics and combat capabilities of North Korean special forces allegedly deployed to Russia," the source said. "There is also a possibility that personnel adept at in

October 22, 2024

North Korea dismisses allegations of troop deployment to Russia as 'groundless'

SEOUL, October 22 (AJP) - North Korea has denied sweeping allegations that it is deploying military personnel to Russia for its war in Ukraine. In a session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday, a North Korean representative dismissed the allegations as "groundless stereotype rumors." It was the first response from the isolated country after South Korea's spy agency said last week that North Korea had decided to dispatch around 12,000 troops to support R

October 22, 2024

Pyongyang stays mum over reports of North Korean soldiers in Russia

SEOUL, October 21 (AJP) - North Korea has remained silent about recent allegations regarding its troop deployment in support of the war in Ukraine. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) here said last Friday that North Korea decided to dispatch around 12,000 troops to support Russia and has already begun deploying its first batch of special forces troops to the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok, where they are being prepared to join the frontline. As of Monday, neither N

October 21, 2024

New evidence suggests North Korea's alleged troop deployment to support Russia's war in Ukraine

SEOUL, October 20 (AJP) - Fresh evidence suggests North Korea's alleged troop deployment to support Russia's war in Ukraine. Russia is reportedly preparing to supply military gear to North Korean soldiers deployed on its territory, according to a CNN report on Saturday. North Korean recruits have been instructed to "fill out a questionnaire providing their sizing for hats, headgear, uniforms, and shoes," it said. Discovered by Ukrainian authorities, the questionnai

October 20, 2024