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North Korea boosts support for Russia to include drone operators, Ukraine says

Ukrainian intelligence says the new North Korean contingent includes 400 drone operators and 1,000 engineers and deminers to support Russia's war effort.

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By Nick Paton Walsh, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — A new wave of North Korean troops, already numbering 8,500 in Russia, contains a drone unit that could attack targets inside Ukraine, according to a senior Ukrainian intelligence official. North Korea, who signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with Russia two years ago, has been sending troops to assist Moscow’s military operations since late 2024 and may be asked …

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North Korea boosts support for Russia to include drone operators, Ukraine says

A new wave of North Korean troops, already numbering 8,500 in Russia, contains a drone unit that could attack targets inside Ukraine, according to a senior Ukrainian intelligence official.

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KIFI broke the news in Idaho Falls, United States on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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