North Korean soldiers have reportedly been ordered to join Russian armed forces engaged in fighting in the Kursk region. According to the Ukrainian Military Intelligence Service (HUR), “It's likely that the leadership of the aggressor state will soon involve North Korean soldiers in the direct conduct of assault operations”.

In Kursk, North Korean soldiers are said to have opened fire on their Russian colleagues following a serious mix-up, reports the Ukrainian military

"We have seen hundreds of (North Korean soldiers) on the battlefield already, and (Ukraine is) successfully fighting them as we are fighting with the Russians," Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova told CBS News.

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that Moscow had started involving “a noticeable number” of North Korean troops in its efforts to drive Ukrainian troops out of Russia ’s Kursk region.

North Korean troops joining Russian assaults in Kursk, Zelensky says Ukraine destroys Russian train with 40 fuel tanks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, source claims 292 front-line clashes recorded over the past day,

Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers in Ukraine, Zelensky says - Ukraine has accused Russia of deploying North Korean soldiers to the front lines in Kursk, marking a signi

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Russia had begun deploying North Korean soldiers to storm Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region. He spoke after Russian authorities said their firefighters were battling a blaze in the western Oryol region caused by a drone attack,