North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded "heroic" North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in a ceremony decorating soldiers of the army's overseas operation, state media KCNA said on Friday.

Kim Jong Un’s top military officers have returned from Russia, suggesting North Korea’s combat contributions could take a back seat and potentially allow for Pyongyang’s role to be played down in any peace talks over the war in Ukraine.

North Korea has held a commendation ceremony for the North's troops deployed to Russia's war with Ukraine as leader Kim Jong-un called them "great heroes and patriots," state media reported Friday. The North held a ceremony to award state commendations to commanders and combatants of the overseas

North Korea has a secret military base near the Chinese border to hold ICBMs that pose a "potential nuclear threat" to the United States, a new report said.

North Korea has a covert military base near the Chinese border that poses a “potential nuclear threat” to the United States mainland, according to new research