NATO Confirms North Korean Troops Deployed to Kursk, Russia

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the move is ‘a dangerous expansion of Russia’s war.’

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte addresses reporters during a news conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Oct. 17, 2024. FRANCOIS WALSCHAERTS/AFP via Getty Images

North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to aid in its war against Ukraine, according to NATO.

“Today, I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in a statement on Oct. 28.