North Korea remains silent to citizens on Ukraine war deployment

Pyongyang censoring information to curb backlash, South Korean spy agency says

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North Korea will not confirm or deny its soldiers are fighting in Ukraine. It tells its citizens even less. (KCNA via Reuters)

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- North Korea domestically appears to be keeping a lid on reports that its troops have been deployed to Russia to fight in the Ukraine war, while neither confirming nor denying the matter to the international audience.

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