North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to help Russia 'terrorize Ukraine,' report finds

They who fought for justice are all heroes and representatives of the honor of the motherland,

Kim was quoted as saying

At least for the foreseeable future, North Korea and Russia intend to continue and further deepen their military cooperation in contravention of relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions,

it said

All of them are getting an incredible experience now and will come back as real veterans,

Mr. Shiryaev said

North Korea appears to be entering a strategic golden age,

said Yang Uk, an expert on the North Korean military at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul

It’s the most dangerous weapon North Korea has unveiled so far,

said Mr. Hong, of the Korea Institute for National Unification

These forms of unlawful cooperation between (North Korea) and Russia contributed to Moscow’s ability to increase its missile attacks against Ukrainian cities including targeted strikes against critical civilian infrastructure,

the report said

We want to work with Russia, including on this peace initiative and an economic package. There is no military solution to this conflict,

acting US ambassador John Kelley told the council

The road to a resolution goes through more dialogue, more diplomacy. We are using all our diplomatic power and potential for peace,

he said, according to his office

The enemy is pouring everything he can on the Kursk region. The [North] Korean troops are trying to storm...in columns, they're actually running across fields."

Andriy Kovalenko said in a YouTube video in March

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The Russian people will never forget the feat of the North Korean special forces fighters. We will always honor the [North Korean] heroes who gave their lives for Russia, for our common freedom, on a par with Russian brothers in arms."

Russian President Vladimir Putin also said

They fought for the liberation of our land, as for the liberation of their own land,

the former defense minister said

These violations threaten international peace and security,

the report said

The deployment of the Pantsir provides the DPRK with a more modernized air defense system compared to its current inventory of legacy Russian systems and its domestically-produced systems that have yet to be deployed,

it said