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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decided to send combat troops to Russia under a mutual defense treaty, Pyongyang’s Central Military Commission said in a statement carried by state media.

The back-to-back Russian and North Korean statements — which illustrate their expanding military partnerships — came two days after Russia said its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decided to send combat troops to Russia under a mutual defense treaty, the North's Central Military Commission said in a statement carried by state media.

Earlier Monday, North Korea's Central Military Commission said the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, had sent troops to Russia to "annihilate and wipe out the Ukrainian neo-Nazi occupiers and ...

The Central Military Commission of North Korea's Workers' Party said Kim made the decision to deploy troops under the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty he signed with Putin last year.

The admission is a sign of the deepening military alliance and mutual defense pact between Pyongyang and Moscow.

In March, South Korea’s military said North Korea sent about 3,000 additional troops to Russia earlier this year, after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts suffered heavy casualties.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is thanking North Korean troops for fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decided to send combat troops to Russia under a mutual defense treaty signed by him and Russian President Vladimir Putin in June 2024, the North's Central Military ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea confirmed Monday for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, saying the deployment was meant to help Russia regain its ...