Ukraine has been hit by a surge in Russian ballistic missile attacks, about a third of which used North Korean weapons that can only fly because they run on Western circuitry, obtained despite sanctions,

Technical advisors from North Korea have arrived in Russian-controlled Mariupol, Ukrainian sources told CNN. Soldiers from Kim Jong Un's army were also spotted in Kharkiv. Ukrainian sources told CNN that technical advisors from North Korea have arrived in Mariupol,

Kim Jong-un’s decision to send troops to fight on Russia’s side in the Ukraine War has naturally spurred much speculation about North Korea’s motives. Why did Kim Jong-un decide to plunge North Korea into its first major war in more than seventy years?