North Korean troops take part in Russia's Victory Day parade for first time

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Source: yahoo.com


Antonia Langford Sat, May 9, 2026 at 6:26 AM CDT


North Korean soldiers have marched through Moscow’s Red Square for the first time as part of scaled-back celebrations for Victory Day.

The troops were hailed for their “mass heroism, selflessness and courage” by the annual parade’s official announcer, noting their significant contribution to expelling “neo-Nazi invaders” in Ukraine.

Around 14,000 servicemen from Pyongyang have been dispatched to fight for Russia in its Kursk region, with 6,000 of them believed to have been killed.

Kim Jong Un was not present at the parade. Nor were the leaders of China or Iran, whose informal alliance with the Kremlin has been referred to as a “new axis of evil”..........................



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Nothing portrays the Russian military failure better than the fact that it needed North Korean troops to repel the Ukrainian incursion in the Kursk region
Russia is a weak empire that is crumbling slowly and violently

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[dem4decades]

1. If Putin obvious Trump, I'm sure he would have gone. He loves a parade.

[Historic NY]

2. Russians they look good and die even better for us

[ChicagoTeamster]

3. Did North Koreans fight alongside Russians in WWII? I thought Korean Penninsula was occupied by Japan during

WWII and would have been fighting alongside Axis forces, if at all.

[TVguyCards]

4. No they did not

North Korea didn't exist until 1948,
This is also a very recent development with North Korea taking part in Russian celebrations. I think it's just Putin saying thank you for North Korea letting their troops get shredded in the meat machine that is Ukraine.