Archive · 18 Sep 2026
North Korea Sends Women to Russian Factories Amid Ukrainian Fire
North Korea sent some women to work in factories in Russia.
South Korean officials watched videos showing North Korean women at one of the facilities.
Ukrainian attacks hit facilities connected to Wildberries.
Wildberries operates large warehouses.
Russian authorities said at least nine people died.
They also said most of the company’s biggest warehouses stopped working.
The authorities did not say where the victims came from.
The available information does not explain why the attacks happened.
North Korea sent women to work in Russian factories, according to the report.
South Korean officials said videos showed North Korean women employed at least one affected facility.
Ukrainian attacks hit facilities connected to Wildberries, according to the report.
The attacks killed at least nine people, Russian authorities said.
Most of Wildberries’ largest warehouses were left out of operation, while authorities did not identify the victims’ nationalities.
- Who
- North Korean women, Wildberries, South Korean officials, and Russian authorities are mentioned.
- What
- Ukrainian attacks struck facilities linked to Wildberries, killing at least nine people and disrupting most of its largest warehouses.
- Where
- Russian factories and Wildberries warehouses.
- Workers
- At least one affected facility employed North Korean women, according to South Korean officials.
- Company
- Wildberries
- Reported deaths
- At least nine people
- Facility impact
- Most of Wildberries’ largest warehouses were left out of operation.
- Victims’ nationalities
- Russian authorities did not identify them.
- Evidence cited
- South Korean officials viewed videos from the site.