The soldier tried to down the unmanned aerial vehicle with his weapon. "It must be admitted that the Korean has excellent physical and shooting training," the caption reads. “But still, the UAV of the Favorite drone unit from the 107th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces won the duel.

North Korea has been under U.N. sanctions since 2006, and the measures have been steadily strengthened over the years with the aim of halting Pyongyang's development of nuclear we

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,