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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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Parents of N. Korean soldiers in Russia demand news

While North Korean media recently published images of Kim Jong Un holding back tears as he held coffins containing the remains of North Koreans...
russia, ukraine

N. Korea plans Victory Day burial for soldiers killed in Russia

Following the publication of photographs showing a tearful Kim Jong Un clutching coffins containing the remains of North Korean soldiers who died in Russia,...
meeting, moscow, intelligence

Kim Jong Un deploys military engineers to Russia as anti-Western strategy

By sending 6,000 soldiers to help rebuild Kursk, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is clearly working to strengthen his country's strategic alliance with...

N. Korean agents punished over Russia corruption

Two North Korean state security agents, Han Kwang Jin and Song Myong Nam, have been demoted and transferred after being recalled from Russia amid...

Russia turns to N. Korean workers amid Western sanctions

North Korea and Russia are in talks about expanding their cooperation on technology and sending more workers to Russia. The rapid progress they're making...
weapons production, russia, north korea, dprk, military

Russia restores N. Korea’s postal lifeline

After a four-year hiatus, Russia has quietly resumed postal services to North Korea, marking a modest but symbolically significant development in the hermit kingdom's...
troops, russia, ukraine, war, troop

Troop deployment to Russia earns N. Korea $525 million annually

North Korea earns an estimated $43.8 million monthly — or $525.6 million yearly — through its troop deployment to Russia. The country has made...
weapons production, russia, north korea, dprk, military

Families of N. Korean soldiers in Russia left to wonder if their sons are...

When "A," a North Pyongan province woman, first heard her son in the military had been deployed to Russia, she assumed he was just...
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N. Korea fires officials who suggested using Russian cranes for sunken warship

North Korea's ruling party rejected a proposal to bring Russian cranes to salvage a new destroyer that capsized during its launch ceremony at Chongjin...
russia, repatriated, workers, laborers

N. Korea plans to send 28,000 more workers overseas, mostly to Russia

North Korea is preparing to send up to 28,000 more workers overseas. Recruitment efforts that began last year have entered the selection phase as...

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