Officially, Russia was not involved.
However, Russian military advisers were stationed with and supervising the initial invading North Korean forces. In addition, Russia had been training the North Korean leadership in secret since 1943, to create a Stalinist puppet regime in the anticipated unified Korean peninsula after the Japanese defeat by America.
When MacArthur successfully invaded at Inchon, cutting off the North Koreans deep in South Korea, Russia got its people out of there as fast as possible.
Stalin had not expected America to get involved militarily, since there were a mere 500 or so US soldiers stationed in South Korea in 1950, when he encouraged North Korea to militarily reunify the Korean peninsula.
When China realized that North Korea was facing defeat after the Russian pullout, the Communist leadership joined in, sending millions of troops to fight the hated Americans, and UN forces in Korea.
The ROK side (Republic of South Korea).
The Soviets supported North Korea while The U.S. supported South Korea.
Stalin...
Italy gave medical aid to the South Korean side.
It was on the Korean Peninsula. That's why it is called the Korean War.
No, there was no rationing in korean war
Latvia was not an independent country during the Cold War. From 1944 to 1991 Latvia was part of the Soviet Union (USSR). So it was on the side of the USSR, because it was the USSR.
South Korea
The Soviets supported North Korea while The U.S. supported South Korea.
Stalin...
North Korea's side
UK, USSR and France
Italy gave medical aid to the South Korean side.
The United States were in the Korean War as well as the USSR and supposedly China.
Potential for nuclear war against the USSR in 1950.
A: General McArthur, on the Allies side.
It was on the Korean Peninsula. That's why it is called the Korean War.
No, there was no rationing in korean war