North Korean involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
North Korea has supported Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian war since 2017, when it recognized the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. In July 2022, North Korea recognized the Russia-backed, self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, prompting Ukraine to sever diplomatic ties with North Korea. Since 2023, North Korea has supplied Russia with materiel, primarily artillery and missiles. Supplied materiel is estimated at millions of artillery shells worth several billions of dollars, over a hundred Hwasong-11A and Hwasong-11B short-range ballistic missiles, and smaller numbers of M-1989 Koksan self-propelled howitzers and other shorter-range missiles. From the summer of 2023 to the end of 2025, arms sales to Russia generated more than US$10 billion for North Korea, significantly improving North Korea's economy. From October 2024, North Korea sent Korean People's Army personnel to Russia to fight against Ukrainian forces in the Kursk campaign inside Russia, in Russian uniforms and under...
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