Pentagon responds to claims North Korean troops in Russia ‘gorging on pornography’

It is important to note that North Korean troops have never worked alongside Russian forces before. They are being pushed to the front lines with little to no training, operating unfamiliar systems under uncharted territory,

he said, adding

As entertaining as that sounds, I can't confirm any North Korean internet habits or virtual 'extracurriculars' in Russia,

Charlie Dietz told military outlet Task & Purpose ... Dietz said

Russia generates and loses about 30,000 soldiers per month. Its current system for generating forces is becoming increasingly delinquent and it is unlikely to keep functioning at the current rate over the next 12-18 months,

said Ms Stepanenko

Military support from South Korea could range from logistics support such as communications gear, aviation parts, tents, food, trucks, anything mechanical to lethal forms ranging from small arms, anti-tank weapons, all the way to long-range missiles,

said Seth Krummrich, a retired US army colonel and vice president of client risk management at Global Guardian

Right now, our attention remains on supporting Ukraine and addressing the more significant regional security concerns,

he concluded, demonstrating a high level of professionalism as well as a noticeable lack of humour

Sergey Lavrovrussian counterpart

We will always stand firmly by our Russian comrades until victory day,

Choe declared in Moscow after talks with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov

We have identified contact with North Korean forces, but we expect more engagements in the coming weeks, and we will analyze and review accordingly,

Umerov added

We should not forget that supporting Russia in the war has been an opportunity for North Korea to revitalize its defence industry,

said Ms Lee

Kim Jong-un is taking a big gamble,

says Ahn Chan-il, a former North Korean army first lieutenant

North Korea is very likely to ask for technology transfers in diverse areas, including the technologies relating to tactical nuclear weapons technologies related to their advancement of ICBM, also those regarding reconnaissance satellite and those regarding SSBNs [Ship, Submersible, Ballistic, Nuclear] as well,

South Korean defence minister Kim Yong Hyun said at the Pentagon on 30 October

We know North Korea wants to improve its satellite technology capability, conventional weapons capability and missile delivery systems,

he said at a webinar, ... adding North

Ukrainian lives, territory, and bargaining positions are at significant risk because North Korea is providing a bridging supply of ammunition to Putin’s forces while Russia ramps up military industrial production with dual-use imports from China,

he said

This means Russia’s transfer of sensitive military technology to North Korea has become more likely than before. This would be in addition to the cash that we think North Korea is earning by sending soldiers to Russia, on top of the food and oil supplies it reportedly has been receiving from Russia already,

she said

Fighting side-by-side with a major power like Russia gives North Korea international ‘prestige’, perhaps even something like legitimacy to call itself an equal partner in a joint effort with Russia and Russia’s close friends to create an alternative global order,

she says

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

The first battles with North Korean soldiers open a new page of instability in the world. Together with the world, we must do everything to make this Russian step to expand the war – to really escalate it – to make this step a failure. Both for them, and for North Korea,

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said