Oct 28, 2024CONTEXT

NATO confirms North Korean troops deployed to Russia's Kursk region

NATO formally confirmed North Korean military units had been deployed to Kursk, adding a new dimension of direct foreign troop involvement in the war.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
Ukraine

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Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the North Atlantic Council briefing on the DPRK’s troop deployment to Russia
NATOENOct 28, 2024News article

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Russia-Ukraine War

Tracking the major turning points of the war since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, from the failed initial Kyiv offensive and Ukrainian counteroffensives to Russia's regained battlefield initiative, the Kursk operation, North Korean troop deployment and peace negotiations.

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