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November 2024 - North Korea Special Weapons News
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- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov expressed gratitude to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for his commitment to expand ties with the Russian Federation Russia MoD 30 Nov 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said that the ratification of the North Korean-Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership confirms the interest of the two countries in the integrated development of allied relations.
- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov meets with his North Korean counterpart Army General No Kwang Chol Russia MoD 29 Nov 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with the Defence Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Army General No Kwang Chol.
- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov visits Democratic People's Republic of Korea Russia MoD 29 Nov 2024 -- The Russian delegation was welcomed at the Pyongyang International Airport in an official ceremony attended by the Korean People's Army's Guard of Honour Company. The Minister of Defence of the People's Republic of Korea Army General No Kwang-chol welcomed the head of the Russian military department at the aircraft steps.
- UK secures another signatory for its 'Shadow Fleet' call to action as New Zealand and UK Foreign Secretaries pledge closer cooperation UK FCDO 29 Nov 2024 -- New Zealand will sign up to the UK's 'Shadow Fleet' initiative, as part of the first annual UK-NZ Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in London.
- US official confirms North Korean casualties in Russia's Kursk Radio Free Asia 27 Nov 2024 -- A U.S. official confirmed to RFA Korean service that North Korean troops deployed in Russia have suffered casualties, the first U.S. confirmation after media reported that 500 North Koreans had been killed in a Ukrainian attack with British missiles last week.
- Joint Statement from Australia and New Zealand Australia DFAT 28 Nov 2024 -- Australia and New Zealand are deeply concerned about the rise in Russian and DPRK 'shadow fleet activity' and its risks to the environment, maritime safety, international trade and security, and maritime law. Collective action is needed to address this risk.
- Latvia delivers a demarche to DPRK condemning the growing military ties between DPRK and Russia Latvia MFA 27 Nov 2024 -- On 25 November 2024, the Ambassador of Latvia to Sweden, Ilze Rūse, met the Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Latvia, Ri Won Guk (residing in Sweden).
- North Korea doesn't deny reports of troop deployment to Russia Radio Free Asia 27 Nov 2024 -- North Korea's U.N. envoy declined to deny or confirm that his country had sent troops to Russia to help with its war against Ukraine, adding that the North will "fulfill obligations" under a North Korea-Russia treaty.
- G7 urges China to oppose North Korea-Russia military cooperation Radio Free Asia 26 Nov 2024 -- China, a key North Korean ally, faces growing pressure to act as a responsible stakeholder in regional stability.
- North Korea sent 100 ballistic missiles to Russia: Ukraine Radio Free Asia 26 Nov 2024 -- North Korea has sent more than 100 KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles to Russia, along with military specialists, to support its war with Ukraine, said a Ukrainian defense intelligence unit, about a week after South Korean confirmed that the North had exported additional artillery systems to Russia.
- Seoul confirms casualties among North Korean troops in Russia Radio Free Asia 25 Nov 2024 -- South Korea's National Intelligence Service, or NIS, said on Monday it had "specific intelligence" that North Korean forces in Russia had suffered casualties but it did not comment on a media report that 500 North Koreans had been killed in a Ukrainian attack with British missiles.
- Report: Senior North Korean General Wounded In Russia RFE/RL 21 Nov 2024 -- A senior North Korean general has been wounded in Russia's Kursk region, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Western officials. More than 10,000 North Korean troops are supporting Russian forces in Kursk. Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping to recover the swath of the Kursk region that Ukraine seized in August before President Donald Trump takes office early next year. The United States this week gave Ukraine the green light to use its long-range ATACMS missiles to strike Russian sassets in Kursk and said North Korean troops would be fair game. It is unclear how the North Korean general was wounded, the WSJ reported.
- Biden lets Ukraine use long-range US missiles to hit Russia, North Korea troops Radio Free Asia 17 Nov 2024 -- The United States authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes into Russia, media reported, in a response to Russia's decision to bring North Korean troops into its war on Ukraine.
- U.S.-ROK Counterproliferation Dialogue US Dept. of State 15 Nov 2024 -- On November 14, the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation hosted a delegation from the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an annual Counterproliferation Dialogue to address the threat posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, as well as the current actions of key countries of proliferation concern, including the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Russia, among others.
- North Koreans in Russia in place but not in combat: Ukraine official Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2024 -- North Korean forces deployed to Russia's Kursk have not yet been involved in Moscow's attempts to dislodge Ukrainian troops from the region, said a senior official at Ukraine's national security agency, contradicting reports from the United States and South Korea.
- Kim Jong Un wants North Korea to mass produce suicide drones Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants the country to begin mass production of suicide drones, raising concerns that Pyongyang could potentially send these to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.
- Families of North Korean soldiers in Russia face fear, anxiety VOA 15 Nov 2024 -- North Korean defectors say Pyongyang has likely kept the deployment of that nation's soldiers to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine as a secret from its own people, including the soldiers' own families, but the news will undoubtedly leak out, causing anxiety and pain.
- US, Japan, South Korea coordinate response to North Korean threats VOA 15 Nov 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden met with leaders of South Korea and Japan to discuss a "coordinated" response to the deployment of thousands of North Korean troops to help Moscow's war against Ukraine and on Pyongyang's nuclear threat more broadly.
- US vows 'firm response' to North Korea for sending troops to Russia RFA 13 Nov 2024 -- The US and South Korea confirmed that North Korean forces have been engaged in combat against Ukraine in Russia's Kursk.
- US confirms North Korean troops joining Russia in combat against Ukraine Radio Free Asia 12 Nov 2024 -- The United States and South Korea confirmed that North Korean troops have been in combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region, as China declined to comment on military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang saying it was their affair.
- North Korea Approves Deal With Moscow That Allows Troop Deployment RFE/RL 12 Nov 2024 -- North Korea has ratified a "comprehensive strategic partnership" agreement with Russia, cementing a deal that has paved the way for its soldiers to fight on Russian soil against Ukraine.
- Russia turns to Pyongyang to bolster its combat capabilities: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 06 Nov 2024 -- At Forum for Security Co-operation/Permanent Council meeting, Deputy Ambassador Brown condemns Russia's use of DPRK troops into Ukraine and implications for regional stability.
- Russian Upper House Ratifies Comprehensive Strategic Partnership With North Korea Sputnik 06 Nov 2024 -- Russia's Federation Council ratified on Wednesday the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and North Korea.
- Permanent Mission of DPRK at UN Issues Press Statement KCNA 06 Nov 2024 -- The permanent mission of the DPRK at the UN released the following press statement on Wednesday:
- DPRK Foreign Minister Meets Russian President KCNA 06 Nov 2024 -- DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui on an official visit to the Russian Federation met with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, in Kremlin, Moscow on Nov. 4.
- Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union on the deployment of Democratic People's Republic of Korea troops to Russia Canada 05 Nov 2024
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine fighting 'first battles' with North Korean troops deployed to Russia VOA 05 Nov 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that his country's forces have engaged in battle with the North Korean troops that were deployed to Russia to assist in its war on Ukraine.
- The First Battles with North Korean Soldiers Open a New Page of Instability in the World - Address by the President President of Ukraine 05 Nov 2024
- North Korea Launches at Least 7 Ballistic Missiles - Japanese Defense Ministry Sputnik 05 Nov 2024 -- North Korea launched at least seven ballistic missiles, the flight altitude of which was about 100 kilometers, and the range about 400 kilometers, all of them fell outside the exclusive economic zone of Japan, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told reporters.
- FCDO statement on North Korea missile launches: 5 November UK FCDO 05 Nov 2024 -- The FCDO has released a statement following North Korea's ballistic missile launches on 5 November.
- Press Statement of Vice Department Director of WPK Central Committee Kim Yo Jong KCNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, made public the following press statement "Ever-escalating military threats of hostile forces only prove the validity of our line of bolstering up nuclear forces" on Monday:
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Sites of Reconstruction of Flood-hit Areas in North Phyongan Province KCNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected again sites of reconstruction of flood-hit areas in North Phyongan Province on November 4.
- Number Of North Korean Troops In Kursk Grows To 11,000, Zelenskiy Says RFE/RL 04 Nov 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on November 4 that 11,000 North Korean troops had reached Russia's Kursk region, according to Kyiv's intelligence agencies.
- We're Seeing an Increase in the Number of North Koreans, Not an Increase in Our Partners' Response - Address by the President President of Ukraine 04 Nov 2024
- EU, Seoul Condemn North Korean Involvement In Russia's War In Ukraine RFE/RL 04 Nov 2024 -- The European Union and South Korea condemned "in the strongest possible terms" North Korea's transfer of weapons to Russia and the deployment of special forces to help the Kremlin with its "unlawful war of aggression" against Ukraine.
- Pentagon Says 10K North Korean Troops in Kursk Oblast DoD News 04 Nov 2024 -- There are 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast, and the Pentagon press secretary said if they enter combat, they are legitimate targets for Ukrainian soldiers.
- At UN, US confronts Russia over North Korean troops for Ukraine VOA 04 Nov 2024 -- Russia refused to confirm its plans for North Korean troops it reportedly plans to deploy in its fight against Ukraine, during a confrontation with the United States Monday at the U.N. Security Council.
- Meeting with DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui President of Russia 04 Nov 2024 -- Vladimir Putin met with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Choe Son Hui in the Kremlin.
- Analysts: North Korea's ties with Russia elevate danger to itself VOA 04 Nov 2024 -- Pyongyang may have bet all its chips on its relationship with Moscow by committing the lives of its soldiers to fight for Russia's war efforts against Ukraine, according to analysts.
- G7 foreign ministers' statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Canada 04 Nov 2024
- North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch is yet another egregious violation of UN Security Council resolutions: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 04 Nov 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN at the UN Security Council meeting on non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
- Statement on DPRK's Ballistic Missile Launch on 31 October 2024 Philippines DFA 04 Nov 2024 -- The Philippines expresses serious concern and strongly denounces the continuing ballistic missile launches conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Such provocative actions undermine economic progress, peace, and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region.
- DPR Korea's latest missile launch a 'grave threat' to regional stability UN News 04 Nov 2024 -- The launch of "yet another" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) poses a "grave threat" to regional stability, a senior UN political affairs official warned on Monday, as the Security Council discussed the rising tensions in the region and beyond.
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Latest Ballistic Missile Launch Represents 'a Grave Threat to Regional Stability', Senior Official Tells Security Council UN Security Council 04 Nov 2024 -- Meeting on the heels of the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 31 October, Security Council members today renewed their calls for de-escalation, dialogue and a return to unity within the 15‑nation organ, as speakers sparred over the imposition of sanctions and the real source of security threats in the Korean Peninsula.
- DPRK/Russia: Joint Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Cho Tae-yul on DPRK-Russia Cooperation European External Action Service (EEAS) 04 Nov 2024 -- We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) continued unlawful arms transfers to the Russian Federation for its use in attacking Ukraine and the deployment of DPRK special forces to Russia, supporting Russia's unlawful war of aggression. This constitutes a serious breach of international law, including the most fundamental principles of the UN Charter. Such cooperation between the DPRK and Russia is not only in flagrant violation of multiple UNSC resolutions, but it also prolongs the suffering of the Ukrainian people and threatens the security of the world, including that of the Republic of Korea and Europe.
- Defence continues to support sanctions against North Korea Australia DOD 04 Nov 2024 -- Australia's contribution to multinational efforts to enforce United Nations (UN) Security Council sanctions against North Korea continues, with a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P‑8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft deployed for Operation Argos.
- White Paper of DPRK Institute of Enemy State Studies Betrays Criminal Colors and Miserable Plight of Puppet Yoon Suk Yeol KCNA 03 Nov 2024 -- A spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea made public on October 27 the final results of investigation into the case of a ROK-borne drone's serious encroachment upon the sovereignty of the DPRK, thus fully bringing to light the plot hatched by hideous criminals.
- Russia, N.Korea Committed to Implement Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty Sputnik 02 Nov 2024 -- Russia and North Korea have confirmed their commitment to implement the agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership.
- Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK KCNA 02 Nov 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement on Friday:
- Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 02 Nov 2024 -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following statement titled "The DPRK will further intensify its practical efforts to deter the military threat of the hostile forces and maintain the balance of forces in the region" on Friday:
- North Korea Says It Will Back Russia Until 'Victory' In Ukraine RFE/RL 01 Nov 2024 -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said Pyongyang will stand by Russia until "victory" in Ukraine as Washington predicted North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region will enter the fight against Kyiv in the coming days.
- North Korea Confident in Russia's Victory in Ukraine Conflict - Foreign Minister Sputnik 01 Nov 2024 -- Pyongyang is confident in Russia's victory in the conflict in Ukraine and will always stand next to its Russian comrades, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said on Friday.
- North Korea pledges support to Russia 'until victory' in Ukraine VOA 01 Nov 2024 -- North Korea's foreign minister Friday pledged to support Russia "until it achieves victory" in its war against Ukraine, during a visit to Moscow as some 8,000 North Korean troops are reportedly poised to join Russian troops on the battlefield.
- Crucial Test Showing DPRK's Definite Response Will and Overwhelming Edge of Its Strategic Attack Force Test-fire of DPRK's Latest ICBM Hwasongpho-19 Successfully Conducted under Guidance of Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un KCNA 01 Nov 2024 -- The cause of the DPRK reliably defending the regional and global peace and security as a responsible nuclear weapons state and achieving the comprehensive national prosperity and promoting the well-being of its people is faced with vicious challenges and ever-escalating war crisis by the most hostile and threatening rival states.
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