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The US expects thousands of North Korean troops massing in Russia will “soon” enter combat against Ukraine, the secretary of defence said on Saturday. About 10,000 North Korean soldiers were believed to be based in the Russian border region of Kursk, Lloyd Austin said, where they were being “integrated into the Russian formations”. “Based upon […]
The joint amphibious training is announced after three countries express concerns about ‘dangerous conduct’ by the Chinese military. Japan’s troops will participate in joint training with United States Marines and Australian forces in northern Australia next year, the defence ministers from the three countries have said, as they expressed concerns over the growing threat from […]
<!– –> A U.S. service member watches a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter land in northeast Syria on Oct. 1, 2024. (Emma Scearce/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — U.S. forces attacked nine Iran-backed targets in Syria over the weekend in response to two strikes on U.S. troops, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “These [U.S.] strikes will degrade the Iranian-backed […]
The Russian military has assembled a force of 50,000 soldiers, including North Korean troops, as it prepares to begin an assault aimed at reclaiming territory seized by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials. A new U.S. assessment concludes that Russia has massed the force without having to pull […]
Blinken says North Korean troops expected to deploy into combat against Ukrainian forces ‘in the coming days’. Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days, the United States has said. The new figure is a dramatic […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it has information that some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia’s Kursk region near Ukraine’s border and preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops. In a dramatic moment during a U.N. Security Council meeting, the deputy U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Robert […]
Several thousand North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia’s western Kursk region, where they are expected to participate in a coming counteroffensive meant to dislodge the Ukrainian troops who have occupied a portion of the region since August, one Ukrainian and two American officials said on Friday. The North Korean troops have not yet entered […]
SEOUL, South Korea — Some 12,000 North Korean troops will be sent to Russia, a key United States ally said Thursday, vowing it “will not stand by and do nothing” in the face of this significant “provocation.” The new estimate, shared with NBC News by South Korea’s defense ministry, comes after the United States joined […]
United States defence secretary Lloyd Austin has waded in on reports that North Korea was preparing to enter the Ukraine war with troops. “If they are co-belligerents, if their intention is to participate in this war on Russia’s behalf, that is a very, very serious issue,” Austin said. Austin was returning from his fourth visit […]
The United States has “evidence” that North Korean troops have deployed to Russia, the U.S. defense secretary said Wednesday. Lloyd Austin said that it remains to be seen what exactly Pyongyang’s forces are doing there, but according to South Korean and Ukrainian warnings, they are preparing to join Russia’s side in the war in Ukraine. […]