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  "id": 17016522,
  "title": "Russia Uses North Korean Forced Labor to Sustain War Against Ukraine, Investigation Finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/russia-uses-north-korean-forced-labor-to-sustain-war-against-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T04:59:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/88490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new investigation by The Hague-based Global Rights Compliance (GRC) has exposed a Russian recruitment network that places North Korean workers in factories supporting Moscow’s war against Ukraine, circumventing UN sanctions through student visas. Investigators documented coercive working conditions, the involvement of North Korean officials and the diversion of workers’ earnings to Pyongyang.…",
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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."
}