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.

North Korea hands out Russian flour for Kim Jong Il’s birthday

North Korean authorities distributed wheat flour imported from Russia to government agencies, army units, mines and other state institutions in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province...

Russian goods shop in Dandong reveals North Korea-China-Russia cooperation

A shop dealing solely in Russian goods in Dandong, China—just across from the customs house in the North Korean city of Sinuiju, North Pyongan...
drone, warfare, drones

N. Korea prepares to send military technicians to Russian drone sites disguised as civilian...

According to a Daily NK source in North Korea recently, the selection of personnel to be sent to Russia has already reached the third...

Central Committee bypasses company presidents to install handpicked managers in Russian operations

North Korea has replaced ten mid-level officials at two construction companies operating in Nakhodka, a city in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East....
anti-socialist punishment

Pyongyang treats Russia combat veterans as state secrets rather than war heroes

North Korea is working to keep soldiers wounded in combat in Russia out of the public eye, spreading them across remote military hospitals and...

North Korea deploys specialized military construction unit to rebuild war-torn Russia

North Korea has deployed approximately 1,000 soldiers from a newly formed specialized construction brigade to help rebuild areas damaged by the Russia-Ukraine war, marking...

N. Korea expands Russia partnership beyond military ties, eyes energy and resource lifeline

North Korea is signaling its intention to transform ties with Russia into an "economic alliance" centered on energy, food and resources ahead of the...

North Korea touts diplomatic wins with Russia, but citizens see no improvement in daily...

Following a lavish celebration of the 80th anniversary of the ruling party's establishment, North Korea has been vigorously promoting the diplomatic activities of leader...
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N. Korea tells military officers China, Russia critical to economy and defense modernization

The Workers' Party of Korea Secretariat has issued an order to high-ranking military officers underscoring the strategic importance of North Korea's relationships with China...

Moscow shifts labor strategy: Fewer Central Asians, more N. Koreans after terror attacks

Russia is tightening restrictions on Central Asian migrant workers while opening doors to more North Korean laborers, according to multiple sources in the country. "The...

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