More than a thousand North Korean soldiers have reportedly been killed since they were sent to bolster Russia's military in its ongoing war in Ukraine in December 2024. But a clip circulating online does not show dead soldiers being repatriated through the Chinese city of Shenyang,

Russia has the world’s largest arsenal of nuclear warheads, while Ukraine does not have a single one. Over the past decade, Moscow has not shied away from repeatedly reminding the world of its devastating nuclear might.