The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia said it had recaptured its Ukraine-controlled region of Kursk with the help of North Korean soldiers.

They who fought for justice are all heroes and representatives of the honor of the motherland,” Kim Jong Un said.

North Korea has for the first time confirmed that it sent troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine. In a report on state ...

TYRANT Kim Jong-un has confirmed for the first time that North Korean troops were sent to fight alongside the Russians against Ukraine. Pyongyang’s state TV and Kim’s propaganda ...

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

North Korea has acknowledged for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to fight against Ukraine at the personal request of Kim Jong-un. Reports of North Korean involvement have circulated ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea confirmed Monday for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. U.S., South Korean and Ukraine intelligence officials have ...

U.S., South Korean and Ukrainian officials have said North Korea sent as many as 12,000 troops to Russia last fall to fight in Kursk, which Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise incursion last August.

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 ...