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North Korea could bolster drone capabilities through workers at Russian factory: Report

A U.S. report warns that North Korean workers at Russia’s Alabuga drone complex could bring advanced production know-how back to Pyongyang.

2026.10.15

A drone sits on pavement while officials stand in the background at an outdoor demonstration site.

Gov't to consider easing regulations to deploy drones in wildfire battles

The government is considering easing drone regulations to allow large UAVs to help fight major wildfires, including at night.

2026.7.2

Two Chinese nationals sentenced to prison for filming Busan naval base

Two Chinese nationals were sentenced to prison after using Chinese-made drones and phones to film a naval base in Busan.

2026.6.10

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the Blue House in central Seoul on April 6. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Lee expresses regret over drone flights by individuals into North Korea

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into North Korea, saying that such behavior has caused unnecessary military tension with Pyongyang.

2026.4.6

A drone allegedly sent by South Korea on Sept. 27, 2025, is seen in this photo carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Jan. 10. [YONHAP]

NIS employee, two military officers referred to prosecution over drone flights to North

An employee of the South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) and two active-duty military officers were referred to the prosecution on Tuesday for their alleged roles in sending drones to North Korea, investigators said.

2026.3.31

Spy agency, military intelligence unit raided over alleged drone flights to North Korea

Investigators on Tuesday raided the spy agency and a military intelligence command while booking three military officers as suspects over suspicions related to alleged drone flights to North Korea, officials said.

2026.2.10

Investigators transport a seized object from the office of suspects accused of flying drones into North Korea at a university in Seoul on Jan. 21. [YONHAP]

3 civilian suspects hit with travel bans over alleged drone flights to North

A joint team of police and military investigators has imposed travel bans on three civilian suspects accused of involvement in alleged drone flights to North Korea, sources said Friday.

2026.1.23

This composite image, carried by the North's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency on Jan. 10, shows debris of drones that Pyongyang claimed were sent by Seoul across the inter-Korean border. [YONHAP]

North's drone accusations more political than factual, say experts

Security experts in South Korea say Pyongyang's sudden accusation that Seoul sent surveillance drones across the border appears less about the aircraft themselves and more about a political effort to blunt a renewed push for diplomacy.

2026.1.10

North requests civil aviation agency review of South's drone incursion

North Korea has once again requested a full investigation by the International Civil Aviation Organization, claiming that a South Korean military drone violated its airspace — just mere months after a similar complaint from April was dismissed.

2025.8.28

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a press conference in the garden at Marselisborg Castle on the occasion of Denmark taking over the EU presidency, in Aarhus, Denmark, on July 3, 2025 in this photo provided by Ritzau Scanpix. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Ukrainian attack on beach in Russia's Kursk kills three, governor says

A Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk killed three people, including a Russian serviceman engaged in rescue operations, and injured seven, the acting governor of the region that borders Ukraine said early on Wednesday.

2025.7.9