Published on August 18, 2025, 1:13 pm EDT – Key Points and Summary – Russia is solving its critical manpower shortage for the war in Ukraine by turning to North Korea for both soldiers and laborers.
Is North Korea sending More Aid to Russia for the Ukraine War?
Russia’s ties with the most isolated nation on earth are deepening, with news last week that North Korea (DPRK) will send 6,000 troops to Russia and as many as 100 tanks.
The news follows years of covert military support and exchanges between the two countries after Moscow failed to secure direct military assistance from Beijing when it became evident its “special military operation” in Ukraine would last longer than expected.
Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence (HUR), told The Japan Times that Pyongyang plans to deploy around 6,000 military engineering personnel to Russia’s Kursk region in the coming months.
The plans were first revealed in mid-June, with reports suggesting that the personnel would be tasked with demining and conducting reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region – but Ukrainian officials believe that there may be other, more nefarious plans.
“Some of them may indeed be involved in demining and building fortifications, but will all of them be doing that?” Budanov asked.
The Ukrainian official also said that the plans involve the transfer of between 50 and 100 units of North Korean equipment, including M-2010 main battle tanks and BTR-80 armored personnel carriers.”
For Combat?
The suggestion is that, in conjunction with the provision of thousands of military personnel, those North Korean tanks and carriers could be used in combat operations against Ukraine.
Budanov also cited North Korea’s ongoing support for Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine as reason for concern, noting that 40% of the Russian army’s 122mm and 152mm ammunition is being manufactured in the country “around the clock.”
Combined with the hundreds of artillery systems, missiles, and multiple launch rocket systems sent in support of their campaign, it’s clear that North Korea is invested in the fight.
And for good reason.
In exchange for the support, Russia has reportedly assisted the DPRK with building new air defenses and an airborne early warning system to modernize the isolated country’s forces.
Russia is also reportedly providing North Korea with tanks fitted with modern electronic warfare systems, air-to-air missiles, and is said to have supported the construction of the 5,000-ton destroyer-class warship, Choe Hyon.
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Swamplaw Yankee
August 24, 2025 at 11:00 am
It’s KILLER TIME! That’s the new CCP Xi theme song for the USA.
First: There is no war: There is a USA greenlighted re-start in 2014 of the ancient 1000 year old genetic urge of the ethnic russkie orc to GENOCIDE Ukrainians. Got that “historic” angle, op-ed fellas!
Second: There is no single actor in the “Axis of the Gulags”! The overfed leader of North Korea is the vassal of the Han CCP Xi regime. The use of a “Front” is a Potemkin Village PR tricks that is particularly scarfed down by Western Op-ed agit-prop generators.
Whatever many trillions of rubles tsarling Putin overspends, the CCP Xi credit is always 101% ready to covert pay the bill.
Third: the gloves come off soon. What does that mean?
That means the Han CCP Xi regime can now send 100,000 muslims ( aka as North Koreans) to help “launch” their “Axis” product line against the IDF gnats. Or, anywhere else that the CCP decides to re-educate.
Just like in 2014, when the USA MSM decided to never bring up in the MSM the betrayal of the WEST, its long-time US allies, by sucking along with the betrayal by the whole POTUS Obama Democrat Cabal.
The “Axis” vassal, tsarling Putin, immediately re-started his ethnic 1000 year old mass abduction sex trade of children genetic need, with the proviso that the best “meat” packages of “Lolita” and “Bacha bazi” the Russkies kidnapped is picked over by Putin’s new franchise location: the Jeffrey Epstein East Coast ELITE .
Yep, Virginia, there is a USA greenlighted creation called North Korea”. The USA + western MSM is just refusing to make the blatant killing of Christians in Ukraine by muslims any sort of a topic. -30-
Swamplaw Yankee
August 31, 2025 at 4:14 am
Wow: Zero comments on this topic! Mind boggling.
The Axis of Gulag States is actively moving about billions of dollars of military tech and the WEST knows zip. The PRC CCP Xi regime must be too clever for MAGA POTUS Trumpkins White house elite. -30-