North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to support Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian, U.S. and South Korean assessments, Pyongyang's first major involvement in a war since the 1950s.

A statement by the Khortytsia, or East, group of forces said it was the first time since the start of the conflict that a North Korean М-1978 Koksan howitzer had been hit by a Ukrainian drone. "In Luhansk region,

The deployment of thousands of North Korean troops marks the country's first participation in a large-scale conflict since the end of the Korean War.

The participation of North Korea’s military in the war against Ukraine will have long-term consequences for the security system in the Asia-Pacific region. — Ukrinform.

In a significant turn of events in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Ukrainian forces have successfully targeted a North Korean self-propelled howitzer on the eastern front. This incident marks the first documented strike on a North Korean М-1978 Koksan artillery vehicle by Ukrainian drones,