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Exclusive: Russia, To Escape Ukrainian Drones, Brings in North Korean Tunnel Engineers To Take the War Underground

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un vows ‘unconditional support’ for Russia in the war with Ukraine.

Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
President Putin, right, drives a car with North Korea's Kim Jong-un at Pyongyang, June 19, 2024. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
JAMES BROOKE
JAMES BROOKE

North Korea, world leader in digging military tunnels, will send thousands of engineering troops to Russian-occupied Ukraine this summer, reports South Korean TV channel Chosun. The destination would be Donetsk, a front line region with a 150-year history of coal mining.

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JAMES BROOKE
JAMES BROOKE

Mr. Brooke has traveled to about 100 countries reporting for the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. He reported from Russia for eight years and from Ukraine for six years, coming home in 2021.

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