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December 24, 2024

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Information related to military issues in North and South Korea

North Korea joined Russian military drills as observer for first time: Moscow

North Korea joined Russian military drills as observer for first time: Moscow

Top general in charge of Ukraine invasion reveals DPRK among 10 nations that watched large-scale exercise in September

North Korea joined Russian military drills as observer for first time: Moscow
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 23, 2024
Ukraine claims North Korean troops killed in Kursk carried fake IDs

Ukraine claims North Korean troops killed in Kursk carried fake IDs

Documents of alleged DPRK soldiers identify them as ethnic Russian minorities, evidence of effort to conceal deployment

Ukraine claims North Korean troops killed in Kursk carried fake IDs
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 23, 2024
North Korea could test hypersonic missile around year-end plenum: Seoul

North Korea could test hypersonic missile around year-end plenum: Seoul

JCS says DPRK may carry out ‘sudden missile launch’ with eye on Trump return, as well as send suicide drones to Russia

North Korea could test hypersonic missile around year-end plenum: Seoul
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 23, 2024
Trump taps China hawk who has deemphasized North Korea for key defense post

Trump taps China hawk who has deemphasized North Korea for key defense post

Elbridge Colby has called for Seoul to do more to counter Pyongyang and expressed openness to South Korean nukes

Trump taps China hawk who has deemphasized North Korea for key defense post
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 23, 2024
Smoke and secrets: Inside the North Korean Embassy’s hasty flight from Damascus

Smoke and secrets: Inside the North Korean Embassy’s hasty flight from Damascus

Locals describe a rushed operation to evacuate personnel and destroy documents after the fall of Syria’s Assad regime

Smoke and secrets: Inside the North Korean Embassy’s hasty flight from Damascus
Heidi Pett
Heidi Pett | Ifang Bremer December 20, 2024
How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
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How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties

Evidence left by regime may answer questions about DPRK support for Syria’s development of weapons of mass destruction

How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
Daniel Salisbury
Daniel Salisbury December 19, 2024
US warns Russia may accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state

US warns Russia may accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state

Envoy tells UN that Moscow is increasingly reluctant to criticize DPRK as allies boost military ties over Ukraine war

US warns Russia may accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 19, 2024
Hundreds of North Korean troops killed or wounded in Kursk, Kyiv and Seoul say

Hundreds of North Korean troops killed or wounded in Kursk, Kyiv and Seoul say

Ukrainian intelligence puts casualties at over 200, while South Korea’s NIS expects figure to rise to 1,000

Hundreds of North Korean troops killed or wounded in Kursk, Kyiv and Seoul say
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 19, 2024
South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones

South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones

Exercise will focus on detecting and intercepting UAVs, as DPRK pushes to mass-produce suicide models

South Korea to hold military drill on countering small North Korean drones
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer December 18, 2024
North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk, martial law fallout and Russian trains
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North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk, martial law fallout and Russian trains

NK News’ Anton Sokolin discusses latest on DPRK troops and uncertainty about ROK aid to Ukraine after Yoon’s impeachment

North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk, martial law fallout and Russian trains
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News December 17, 2024
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