North Korea Troop Deployment Locks in Russia Military Alliance

North Korea’s decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Ukraine’s front lines cements Pyongyang’s contentious military alliance with Moscow, experts told AFP, and pulls Russia deeper into Korean peninsula security. About 1,500 North Korean special forces soldiers are already in Russia acclimatizing, likely to head to the front lines soon, Seoul’s spy agency said Friday, with…

Russia, Ukraine Swap 190 POWs – Ministry

Russia said Friday that it had swapped 95 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. “As a result of the negotiation process, 95 Russian servicemen were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said. “In return, 95…