Putin admits situation in Kursk ‘very difficult’ amid new Kyiv offensive - Russian military bloggers say new Kursk attack ...

North Korea began sending an estimated 11,000 troops to the Russian Kursk region in late 2024, soon after the North’s ruler, Kim Jong-un, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, agreed a mutual ...

Observers also say Pyongyang is in too deep with Russia over its war, and still stands to gain from providing military aid.

It has been several weeks since North Korean soldiers were spotted in Russia's southwestern Kursk region, according to Ukraine.

North Korean soldiers sent to fight in Russia's Kursk region haven't been seen for several weeks, reports say.

North Korean troops, largely special ops forces, have suffered high casualty rates in bloody assaults, not unlike prison ...

When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine.

Projections that the 11,000-strong North Korean army contingent deployed to the Russia-Ukraine war would be ill-equipped ...

Ukrainian soldiers have been saying for weeks that North Korean troops have been fighting alongside Russians. But it looks like those troops might be pulling back now.