North Korean troops have been stationed in a new Russian region, according to a Ukrainian official. In October, U.S. intelligence confirmed that thousands of Asian soldiers had been sent to Russia to assist Moscow in its war against Ukraine.

The regime may well be successful in convincing the public that this is a necessary sacrifice in the same “sacred war” against imperialism and global capitalism that the regime has spoken about for decades.

Kim Jong-un’s decision to send troops to fight on Russia’s side in the Ukraine War has naturally spurred much speculation about North Korea’s motives. Why did Kim Jong-un decide to plunge North Korea into its first major war in more than seventy years?

Technical advisors from North Korea have arrived in Russian-controlled Mariupol, Ukrainian sources told CNN. Soldiers from Kim Jong Un's army were also spotted in Kharkiv. Ukrainian sources told CNN that technical advisors from North Korea have arrived in Mariupol,