North Korea-Russia Relations

North Korea-Russia relations have deepened dramatically since 2022, encompassing troop deployments to the Ukraine front, arms transfers, labor dispatch, and a growing economic partnership. Daily NK reports on the military and diplomatic dimensions of this alliance, the conditions facing North Korean soldiers and workers in Russia, and the impact on ordinary North Koreans — drawing on sources no other outlet can reach.

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North Korea imports Russian food and petroleum products by train

North Korea has used the freight train service restarted in early November with Russia to import foodstuffs and petroleum products, Daily NK has learned. Observers...

N. Korea may be producing munitions for export to Russia

North Korea issued an order to munition factories in late October to produce additional conventional artillery shells, Daily NK has learned. Facing a new production...

N. Korea recruits more workers to send to eastern Ukraine

North Korea is recruiting more workers to send to eastern regions of Ukraine occupied by Russia, Daily NK has learned. A source in North Korea...
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N. Korea to select additional laborers to work in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine

North Korea plans to select additional laborers to send to Russian-occupied regions of eastern Ukraine. In fact, Pyongyang plans to send about 300 people,...

N. Korea begins preparations to open new trade offices throughout Russia

North Korea recently begun preparations to open new trade offices throughout Russia, a high-ranking source in the country told Daily NK last Friday.  According to...

N. Korea finalizes selection of workers to join reconstruction efforts in Russian-occupied parts of...

North Korea has completed the process of selecting workers to take part in reconstruction efforts in Russian-occupied parts of eastern Ukraine, with plans to...

Russia sends wheat to North Korea in return for diplomatic support

North Korea recently imported wheat from Russia, with some in the Workers' Party saying that the country received the aid in return for officially recognizing...

Facing international sanctions, North Korea-Russia economic cooperation could expand

Speculation has emerged that North Korea could buy low-priced crude oil from Russia as Pyongyang and Moscow grow closer in the wake of the...

North Korea suspends illegal extensions of visas for workers in Russia

North Korean authorities have suspended activities by the “Enemy Collapse Sabotage Bureau” to illegally extend the visas of North Korean workers overseas. The move follows...

North Korean authorities move to identify activists in Russia who help North Koreans defect

North Korean authorities are trying to ascertain the identities of activists in Russia who help North Koreans living and working in the country to...

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