South Korea urges North Korea to withdraw troops from Russia amid alleged military cooperation, North Korea denies involvement.

UNITED NATIONS: North Korea has not sent troops to Russia to help Moscow fight Ukraine, one of its United Nations representatives said on Monday (Oct 22), dismissing Seoul's claims as "groundless rumour". South Korea's spy agency said Friday that Pyongyang sent a "large-scale" troop deployment to help

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A North Korean representative to the United Nations denied reports that Pyongyang had dispatched thousands of troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine, calling the claims "groundless" amid a growing international outcry.

South Korea warns it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to Russia.

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The United States on Monday (Oct 21) said it would be a dangerous development for North Korea (DPRK) to send troops to support Russia in Ukraine, as Seoul has asserted. "We have seen reports the DPRK has sent forces and is preparing to send additional soldiers to Ukraine

The United States on Monday said it would be a dangerous development for North Korea to send troops to support Russia in Ukraine, as Seoul has asserted.

Washington warned that North Korea sending troops to support Russia in Ukraine would be a dangerous development, following reports from Seoul. US Ambassador Robert Wood told the UN Security Council this…

South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador on Monday (Oct 21) to criticise Pyongyang's decision to send thousands of soldiers to support Moscow's war in Ukraine, the foreign minist

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korea on Monday demanded the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as it summoned the Russian ambassador to protest deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow. South Korea’s spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that North Korea sent 1,500 special operation forces…

SEOUL: South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador on Monday to criticise Pyongyang’s decision to send thousands of soldiers to support Moscow’s war i...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that North Korea's potential deployment of troops to Ukraine in support of Russia would mark a major escalation in the ongoing conflict. He shared this message on the social media platform "X.

South Korea summoned Russia’s envoy to protest against Pyongyang’s participation in war on Ukraine.

Pyongyang is sending up to 10,000 troops to Moscow, according to information from Seoul and Kyiv.

South Korea tells Russia's ambassador they are prepared to respond with "all measures available".

In Kharkiv, Russian strikes injured at least 12 people, resulting in a blackout, as reported by AFP. An airstrike also targeted critical infrastructure in the Sumy region, causing a power outage there as well.

Seoul’s Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun announced that it was highly likely that 6 North Korean officers were killed in a Ukrainian missile strike near Donetsk on October 3. On 8th October, Ukraine announced that it struck a Russian weapons arsenal – containing missiles and munitions supplied by north Korea – in the Bryansk border region.

NATO chief Mark Rutte has warned that the alleged deployment of North Korean troops to Ukraine would significantly escalate the conflict. South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador in protest. DW has the latest.

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a "strong response" from international partners to North Korean involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine, citing evidence that Pyongyang has begun sending troops in addition to weapons.

South Korea's Vice foreign minister Kim Hong-kyun Kim told the Russian ambassador to South Korea, Georgiy Zinoviev, that the deployment of North Korean troops and weapons for Russia's war in Ukraine…

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About 1,500 North Korean special forces soldiers are already in Russia acclimatising, likely to head to the front lines soon, South Korea's spy agency said Friday.

South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to demand the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia.

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