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strikeAug 13, 2026

North Korea’s Russia experience shapes upcoming US-South Korea exercise

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s growing military partnership with Russia and the battlefield experience its troops have gained in the war with Ukraine is shaping how U.S. and South Korean forces prepare for a potential conflict on the peninsula, a senior United Nations Command officer said Thursday.

Source: Julie Masson; Yoojin Lee — Read the full report

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  • Julie Masson; Yoojin LeeBy Julie Masson; Yoojin Lee

    SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s growing military partnership with Russia and the battlefield experience its troops have gained in the war with Ukraine is shaping how U.S. and South Korean forces prepare for a potential conflict on the peninsula, a senior United Nations Command…

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