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This alliance was cemented during the June 2024 summit between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, where they signed an extensive strategic partnership. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov subsequently visited Pyongyang, signaling Moscow’s openness to even greater military support. North Korea has also dispatched soldiers and engineers to Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories to assist in mine clearance and infrastructure rebuilding, with reports suggesting that up to half of the 11,000 soldiers sent last year may have been killed or wounded.