Police officers stand on duty in front of the Russian Embassy in Seoul on Oct. 28, 2024, amid a protest by the Korean Veterans Association against North Korea's deployment of troops to Russia.

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 ...

Choe's visit comes as NATO joined Seoul, Washington and Kyiv in confirming Pyongyang's dispatch of troops to Russia, saying that North Korean military units had been deployed to Russia's Kursk ...

Kim Yeol Soo, an expert at South Korea’s Korea Institute for Military Affairs, said North Korea also likely acknowledged its troops’ dispatch because it couldn’t hide it any longer and so determined ...

U.S., South Korean and Ukraine intelligence officials have said North Korea last fall sent about 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia. But North Korea hadn’t until Monday confirmed its troops ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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 ...