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  North Korean troops engaging in combat against Ukraine forces, US confirms SEOUL, November 13 (AJP) - North Korean troops in Russia have begun engaging in combat against the Ukraine forces, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. "We are incredibly concerned by Russia's decision to turn to soldiers have been sent to eastern Russia, and most of them have November 13, 2024
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  North Korea ratifies defense pact with Russia SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - North Korea has ratified a treaty that pledges mutual military support between Moscow and Pyongyang. The "treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership" signed by the isolated country's leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang in June was "ratified as a decree" by Kim, the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday. The defense pact, which vows to provide mutual military assistance i November 12, 2024
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  Russia likely to offer nuclear support to North Korea for troop deployment, U.S. official says   SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - North Korea could receive technical assistance for its nuclear weapons program from Russia in exchange for providing troops to support the prolonged war in Ukraine, a U.S. security official said on Sunday. During an interview with the American network CBS, the White House's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that he does not know "for sure," speculating that Russian President Vladimir Putin "probably hasn't decided exactly November 11, 2024
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  Ukrainian forces 'clash with North Korean troops,' leaving 'significant' number of casualties SEOUL, November 6 (AJP) - Ukrainian forces have clashed with North Korean troops for the first time in Kursk, a Russian territory occupied by Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Tuesday. "The first battles with North Korean soldiers open a new page of instability in the world," he said during his nightly video address, calling on the international community to act decisively to prevent Russia's attempts to escalate its war in Ukraine. On the same day, t November 6, 2024
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  '10,000 North Korean troops in Russia,' South Korean Defense Ministry says SEOUL, November 5 (AJP) - About 10,000 North Korean troops are currently in Russia, with a considerable number of them moving to frontline areas, the Ministry of National Defense here said on Tuesday. "Approximately 10,000 North Korean troops have been dispatched to Russia, and a considerable number of them have moved to frontlines including Kursk," said a ministry spokesperson during a press briefing. The remarks came just several hours after a similar statement from t November 5, 2024
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  North Korean troops in Russia 'equipped with heavy arms' SEOUL, November 4 (AJP) - Thousands of North Korean troops armed with assault weapons and other military gear have been deployed to border areas near Ukraine since late last month, Kyiv's intelligence agency said. According to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) last weekend, Russia has moved more than 7,000 North Korean soldiers to "the frontline with the help of at least 28 military transport aircraft." North Korean soldiers, who are likely to join November 4, 2024
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  8,000 North Korean troops expected in combat 'in coming days,' UN envoy says SEOUL, November 1 (AJP) - Some 8,000 North Korean troops are already in Kursk, a Russian territory occupied by Ukraine, a U.S. envoy revealed. "We just received some information..... that indicates that there are right now 8000 soldiers in Kursk Oblast," said Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Robert wood during a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Thursday. "And I have a very respectful question for my Russian colleague. Do November 1, 2024
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  South Korea condemns North Korea's ICBM test as violation of UN sanctions SEOUL, November 1 (AJP) - The Ministry of Unification here strongly condemned North Korea on Friday, warning that its test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day violated United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs). In a press briefing, ministry spokesperson Kim In-ae said, "The ICBM launch is clearly a provocative act that violates UN Security Council resolutions and poses a serious threat to peace on the Korean Peninsula." The November 1, 2024
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  North Korea hails 'successful' test launch of new ICBM SEOUL, November 1 (AJP) - North Korea said Friday it successfully test-fired its new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day, praising it as an "ultimate" version of its long-range missiles. The missile, dubbed Hwasong-19, reportedly reached an altitude of 7,688 kilometers, traveling approximately 1,000 kilometers for about 86 minutes before landing in its targeted area in the East Sea, according to Pyongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency (K November 1, 2024
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  South Korean, U.S. defense chiefs condemn North Korea's troop deployment to Russia SEOUL, October 31 (AJP) - South Korean and U.S. defense ministers on Thursday condemned North Korea's troop dispatch to Russia to aid its war against Ukraine. In their joint statement after the 56th U.S.-South Korea Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) in Washington, D.C., South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin denounced the North's "multiple missile launches, including ballistic missiles, its attempted launches of a space October 31, 2024