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 ...

Song Sang-hyun said "the time is right" for Ukraine to file a complaint over North Korea's military assistance to Russia.

North Korea has begun an investigation into an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this week, state ...

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

Kim Jong Un expressed fury over after a naval destroyer failed to launch and claimed that professional negligence was at hand ...

A major accident occurred at the launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with ...

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 ...

North Korea has summoned the manager of a shipyard as it begins investigating an accident that botched the launch of its new naval destroyer.