NATO members said on Friday that the deployment of North Korean troops is a "dangerous expansion" of the country's support for Russia's war against Ukraine. In a joint statement, the military alliance's 32 member countries warned that "the deepening military cooperation" between Russia and North Korea "deeply impacts Euro-Atlantic security,

Russia is expending more artillery rounds than it can produce, which can lead to tactical losses. As such, Russia has turned to North Korea to address this shortfall.