President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that evidence has emerged suggesting that Russia has begun using North Korean troops in assaults against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian troops are conducting operations.

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

As many as 30 have been “killed or wounded” in Russia’s Kursk region, Ukrainian military intelligence said, among the heaviest losses for North Korean forces yet reported.