Overview
- KCNA said Kim Jong Un inaugurated new apartments along Saeppyol Street for families of soldiers described as killed in Russia's war in Ukraine.
- State-published photos showed Kim with his daughter Kim Ju Ae meeting bereaved relatives inside the newly opened homes.
- The housing report did not name Russia, days after Kim declared he would unconditionally support all decisions by President Vladimir Putin.
- South Korean and Western intelligence assess that Pyongyang deployed thousands of troops to fight alongside Russia, with Seoul estimating about 2,000 deaths and some outlets citing higher totals for deployments and casualties.
- Reports say North Korea has shipped artillery ammunition, rockets and long-range systems to Russia in return for aid and technology, as the regime intensifies memorials ahead of a late-February Workers' Party congress.