Good morning! Start your Friday with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for May 23, 2025—your quick intel on defense and global affairs.

Andriy Portnov, an ex-Ukrainian politician and formerly top aide to former President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead ...

North Korea began a full-scale investigation into an accident that damaged a new warship at its launch ceremony this week, ...

On Wednesday, local media were given access to the Korea Air and Space Operations Center (KAOC), a highly secured command ...

The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia said its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region. Ukrainian ...

They who fought for justice are all heroes and representatives of the honor of the motherland,” Kim Jong Un said.

Kim promised to punish those responsible for the “catastrophic failure” after the naval vessel partially capsized during a ...

The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years lasted well under two hours, with no apparent sign of progress so far in narrowing the gap between the sides, and a ...

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could face a war crime probe at the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for supporting Russia's war against Ukraine, a former chief ...

Pyongyang this week confirmed for the first time that it had sent troops to help Russia recapture parts of the Kursk region from Ukrainian forces.

SEOUL — North Korea confirmed Monday for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine, saying the deployment was meant to help Russian forces regain the ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified, calling it an ...