Good morning! Start your Friday with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for May 23, 2025—your quick intel on defense and global affairs.

After months of speculation, newly surfaced images reveal an unexpected twist in Russia’s battlefield arsenal — with origins ...

At this critical moment, the European Union should seize the immobilized Russian sovereign assets that sit in Europe and use ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a strategic defence treaty last year.

Six Ukrainian troops were killed and at least 10 injured in a Russian missile strike as they practised at a firing range in ...

North Korea's involvement in the war has sparked fears of global escalation, with Seoul especially concerned of Pyongyang's troops gaining experience.

North Korea’s decision to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is part of a “sacred mission” to counter U.S. influence around ...

The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia said its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region. Ukrainian ...

Chinese authorities in the northeastern city of Shenyang reportedly arrested a North Korean IT specialist in late April, ...

History suggests we should pay close attention to such official pronouncements – not just actions – in North Korea-Russia ...

Zelensky welcomed Russia’s consideration of ending the war but said talks can’t take place before a cease-fire.

Eight rangers with Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces ... one ranger could be seen using a thermal vision scope to hit a row of Pyongyang troops, with the Kyiv soldiers tucking in and out ...