Russia Employs North Koreans to Build Ukraine War Drones, Expanding Ties Beyond Troops
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Updated · South China Morning Post · Sep 17
Russia Employs North Koreans to Build Ukraine War Drones, Expanding Ties Beyond Troops
3 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Sep 17
Summary
North Korean workers are being used in Russia to manufacture drones for the war in Ukraine, marking a new stage in cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.
The arrangement extends their military partnership from weapons supplies and troop support into labor and industrial production tied directly to the war effort.
That shift underscores how Russia-North Korea ties are deepening beyond battlefield assistance into sustained defense manufacturing capacity.