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 ...

Both North Korea and Russia have suddenly acknowledged military deployment and active participation in the war against ...

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

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

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

KCNA said the mishap left “some sections of the warship’s bottom crushed”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

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

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday defended his country's participation in the Russia-Ukraine war as an "exercise of ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has publicly justified his countrys participation in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, ...

A major accident occurred at the launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with ...