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Al Arabiya
4 days ago
- General
- Al Arabiya
North Korea says military ties with Russia to ensure ‘peace'
North Korea on Monday defended its military cooperation with Russia, saying ties were aimed at 'ensuring peace and stability' in Europe and Asia. The two countries have strengthened military cooperation in recent years, with Pyongyang supplying arms and troops to support Moscow's war against Ukraine. Around 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed and thousands more wounded fighting for Russia, according to South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun, citing the country's intelligence service. A multilateral sanctions monitoring group including South Korea, the United States, Japan and eight other countries on Friday condemned those ties as 'unlawful'. In response, Pyongyang said its cooperation with Moscow was 'aimed at protecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and security interests of the states' as well as 'ensuring peace and stability in the Eurasian region.' The statement by a foreign ministry official described ties with Russia as the 'cream of inter-state relations.' Pyongyang and Moscow, they added, could 'establish a multi-polar world order based on genuine respect for sovereignty, equality and justice.' The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team, launched last October, monitors and reports violations of UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea, though it operates independently of the UN. Its creation followed Russia's veto of a Security Council resolution that effectively ended the system in place to monitor Pyongyang's compliance with UN sanctions first implemented in 2006 and subsequently strengthened several times. According to the group, Russian-flagged cargo vessels delivered as many as 'nine million rounds of mixed artillery and multiple rocket launcher ammunition' in 2024 from North Korea to Russia. In return, 'Russia is believed to have provided North Korea with air defense equipment and anti-aircraft missiles', it said. North Korea in April confirmed for the first time that it had deployed troops to Russia to support Moscow's war in Ukraine.
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Business Standard
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
4,700 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded fighting for Russia: S Korea
An estimated 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia against Ukrainian forces, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday. The assessment came two days after North Korea confirmed for the first time that it had sent combat troops to help Russia recapture parts of the Kursk region, which it lost control of to a surprise Ukrainian incursion last year. In a closed-door parliamentary committee briefing, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said North Korea had suffered 4,700 casualties, including 600 deaths, on the Russia-Ukraine battlefronts, according to Lee Seong Kweun, one of the lawmakers who attended the meeting. Lee told reporters the NIS said that 2,000 injured North Korean soldiers were repatriated to North Korea by air or train between January and March. He cited the NIS as saying the dead North Korean soldiers were cremated in Russia before their remains were sent back home. In January, the NIS said about 300 North Korean soldiers had died and another 2,700 had been injured, and the South Korean military increased the estimated casualties to 4,000 last month. On Monday, North Korea announced that leader Kim Jong Un had decided to dispatch troops to annihilate and wipe out the Ukrainian neo-Nazi occupiers and liberate the Kursk area in cooperation with the Russian armed forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin later issued a statement thanking North Korea and promising not to forget the sacrifices of North Korean soldiers. Both Kim and Putin said the North Korean deployment was made under their countries' landmark 2024 defence treaty, which requires each side to provide aid if the other is attacked. The US, South Korea and their partners say North Korea has been supplying vast amounts of conventional weapons to replenish Russia's depleted stocks as well. They suspect Russia is providing North Korea with military and economic assistance in return. US, South Korean and Ukraine officials have said North Korea dispatched 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia last fall. South Korea's military said in March that North Korea sent about 3,000 additional troops to Russia earlier this year. During its Wednesday briefing, the NIS said it assessed that Russia has given North Korea air defence missiles, electronic warfare equipment, drones and technology for spy satellite launches, according to Kim Byung-kee, another lawmaker who attended the NIS briefing. Kim quoted the NIS as saying that 15,000 North Korean labourers have also been sent to Russia under bilateral industrial cooperation programmes. The lawmaker said the amount of North Korean missiles and artillery sent to Russia was worth billions of dollars but the NIS hasn't detected signs that Russia has sent North Korea cash remittances for them.
The Mainichi
30-04-2025
- Politics
- The Mainichi
About 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Russia, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- An estimated 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia against Ukrainian forces, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday. The assessment came two days after North Korea confirmed for the first time that it had sent combat troops to help Russia recapture parts of the Kursk region, which it lost control of to a surprise Ukrainian incursion last year. In a closed-door parliamentary committee briefing, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said North Korea had suffered 4,700 casualties, including 600 deaths, on the Russia-Ukraine battlefronts, according to Lee Seong Kweun, one of the lawmakers who attended the meeting. Lee told reporters the NIS said that 2,000 injured North Korean soldiers were repatriated to North Korea by air or train between January and March. He cited the NIS as saying the dead North Korean soldiers were cremated in Russia before their remains were sent back home. In January, the NIS said about 300 North Korean soldiers had died and another 2,700 had been injured, and the South Korean military increased the estimated casualties to 4,000 last month. On Monday, North Korea announced that leader Kim Jong Un had decided to dispatch troops to "annihilate and wipe out the Ukrainian neo-Nazi occupiers and liberate the Kursk area in cooperation with the Russian armed forces." Russian President Vladimir Putin later issued a statement thanking North Korea and promising not to forget the sacrifices of North Korean soldiers. Both Kim and Putin said the North Korean deployment was made under their countries' landmark 2024 defense treaty, which requires each side to provide aid if the other is attacked. The U.S., South Korea and their partners say North Korea has been supplying vast amounts of conventional weapons to replenish Russia's depleted stocks as well. They suspect Russia is providing North Korea with military and economic assistance in return. U.S., South Korean and Ukraine officials have said North Korea dispatched 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia last fall. South Korea's military said in March that North Korea sent about 3,000 additional troops to Russia earlier this year. During its Wednesday briefing, the NIS said it assessed that Russia has given North Korea air defense missiles, electronic warfare equipment, drones and technology for spy satellite launches, according to Kim Byung-kee, another lawmaker who attended the NIS briefing. Kim quoted the NIS as saying that 15,000 North Korean laborers have also been sent to Russia under bilateral industrial cooperation programs. The lawmaker said the amount of North Korean missiles and artillery sent to Russia was worth billions of dollars but the NIS hasn't detected signs that Russia has sent North Korea cash remittances for them.
The Independent
30-04-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Nearly 4,700 North Korean troops killed or injured fighting for Putin, says South Korea
An estimated 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia against Ukrainian forces, South Korea 's spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday. The assessment came two days after North Korea confirmed for the first time that it had sent combat troops to help Russia recapture parts of the Kursk region, which it lost control of to a surprise Ukrainian incursion last year. In a closed-door parliamentary committee briefing, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said North Korea had suffered 4,700 casualties, including 600 deaths, on the Russia- Ukraine battlefronts, according to Lee Seong Kweun, one of the lawmakers who attended the meeting. Lee told reporters the NIS said that 2,000 injured North Korean soldiers were repatriated to North Korea by air or train between January and March. He cited the NIS as saying the dead North Korean soldiers were cremated in Russia before their remains were sent back home. In January, the NIS said about 300 North Korean soldiers had died and another 2,700 had been injured, and the South Korean military increased the estimated casualties to 4,000 last month. On Monday, North Korea announced that leader Kim Jong Un had decided to dispatch troops to 'annihilate and wipe out the Ukrainian neo-Nazi occupiers and liberate the Kursk area in cooperation with the Russian armed forces.' Russian President Vladimir Putin later issued a statement thanking North Korea and promising not to forget the sacrifices of North Korean soldiers. Both Kim and Putin said the North Korean deployment was made under their countries' landmark 2024 defense treaty, which requires each side to provide aid if the other is attacked. The U.S., South Korea and their partners say North Korea has been supplying vast amounts of conventional weapons to replenish Russia's depleted stocks as well. They suspect Russia is providing North Korea with military and economic assistance in return. U.S., South Korean and Ukraine officials have said North Korea dispatched 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia last fall. South Korea's military said in March that North Korea sent about 3,000 additional troops to Russia earlier this year. During its Wednesday briefing, the NIS said it assessed that Russia has given North Korea air defense missiles, electronic warfare equipment, drones and technology for spy satellite launches, according to Kim Byung-kee, another lawmaker who attended the NIS briefing. Kim quoted the NIS as saying that 15,000 North Korean laborers have also been sent to Russia under bilateral industrial cooperation programs. The lawmaker said the amount of North Korean missiles and artillery sent to Russia was worth billions of dollars but the NIS hasn't detected signs that Russia has sent North Korea cash remittances for them.
Arab Times
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
About 4,700 N.Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Russia: South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea, April 30, (AP): An estimated 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia against Ukrainian forces, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday. The assessment came two days after North Korea confirmed for the first time that it had sent combat troops to help Russia recapture parts of the Kursk region, which it lost control of to a surprise Ukrainian incursion last year. In a closed-door parliamentary committee briefing, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said North Korea had suffered 4,700 casualties, including 600 deaths, on the Russia-Ukraine battlefronts, according to Lee Seong Kweun, one of the lawmakers who attended the meeting. Lee told reporters the NIS said that 2,000 injured North Korean soldiers were repatriated to North Korea by air or train between January and March. He cited the NIS as saying the dead North Korean soldiers were cremated in Russia before their remains were sent back home. In January, the NIS said about 300 North Korean soldiers had died and another 2,700 had been injured, and the South Korean military increased the estimated casualties to 4,000 last month. On Monday, North Korea announced that leader Kim Jong Un had decided to dispatch troops to "annihilate and wipe out the Ukrainian neo-Nazi occupiers and liberate the Kursk area in cooperation with the Russian armed forces.' Russian President Vladimir Putin later issued a statement thanking North Korea and promising not to forget the sacrifices of North Korean soldiers. Both Kim and Putin said the North Korean deployment was made under their countries' landmark 2024 defense treaty, which requires each side to provide aid if the other is attacked. The US, South Korea and their partners say North Korea has been supplying vast amounts of conventional weapons to replenish Russia's depleted stocks as well. They suspect Russia is providing North Korea with military and economic assistance in return. US., South Korean and Ukraine officials have said North Korea dispatched 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia last fall. South Korea's military said in March that North Korea sent about 3,000 additional troops to Russia earlier this year. During its Wednesday briefing, the NIS said it assessed that Russia has given North Korea air defense missiles, electronic warfare equipment, drones and technology for spy satellite launches, according to Kim Byung-kee, another lawmaker who attended the NIS briefing.
