North Korea is gaining crucial military experience and equipment by sending troops to Russia, a U.S. official warned the United Nations, making the regime a growing threat to neighboring countries.

Pyongyang might have acquired advanced missile technology from Moscow in exchange for its involvement in the war, analysts say.

Dorothy Camille Shea, the deputy US ambassador to the UN, told the UNSC that North Korea is becoming ‘better prepared for war’ in its neighbouring region as it continues to help Russia in its ongoing

"Back in the Vietnam War, North Korean air force pilots were sent there, but their planes weren't equipped with parachutes or other escape devices. In other words, if they were shot down, they were dead.

Russia may be close to sharing advanced satellite technology with North Korea after the isolated nation supplied troops to help bolster Moscow’s war in Ukraine, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday.

Pyongyang has provided Moscow with more than 10,000 soldiers, artillery, and ammunition during Russia’s war as the two sides have deepened their partnership.

North Korea is “significantly benefiting” from its troops gaining battlefield experience fighting alongside Russian forces as it makes them more capable of waging war against rivals South Korea and Japan,