North Korea is already using Russia Pantsir S-1 air defense systems in Pyongyang, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), said in an interview with Hromadske Radio on July 1. The arrival of Pantsir missiles is another sign that North Korea is improving its weapons technology and military might through cooperation with

North Korean state-run media have released footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mourning his soldiers who were reported to have been killed in Russia's war against Ukraine. Source: Yonhap, a South Korean news agency;

North Korean state TV aired footage showing Kim Jong Un placing a flag on a soldier’s coffin who was reportedly killed while serving with Russian forces.