{
  "id": 1506256,
  "title": "Russia to Free Up Manpower by Replacing Border Troops With North Korean Soldiers, Ukraine Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/russia-to-free-up-manpower-by-replacing-border-troops-with-north",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82525"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A spokesman for the Ukrainian Volunteer Army said on Monday that Russia might replace up to 20,000 border troops with North Korean soldiers to reinforce the active sectors on the front line. The statement came after Zelensky warned that North Korea might send up to 50,000 soldiers to Russia, while Western intelligence suggests that Russia is delaying its mobilization plans despite high…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}