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, ...

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

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

North Korea has confirmed for the first time that it has dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

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

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

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.

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

SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the North's deployment of troops to Russia to support its ...