Pyongyang's troops have already been fired open in Russia's Kursk region, according to a Ukrainian military official.

As the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine grinds into its third year, Ukraine is in desperate need of experienced troops.

Experts warn that Russia may be trying to deplete Ukraine's air defences in preparation for an attack on its energy system ...

Russia unleashed a drone strike targeting the Ukrainian capital in an overnight attack that lasted into late morning, ...

Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the ...

"It does change the map and it looks like a big deal ... In recent days, however, Russia has also redoubled its efforts in Kursk - the Russian province which Ukraine invaded in August - and in recent ...

Bryansk region neighbours Kursk province, where Ukraine launched a surprise push on 6 August that rattled the Kremlin and constituted the largest attack on Russia since the second World War.

Kyiv's forces are being outnumbered and outgunned in the face of a steady Russian onslaught in the Donetsk region, analysts ...

Pat Ryder said a "relatively small number" of North Korean troops are now in Russia's Kursk region ... A special forces academy in the Russian province of Chechnya was hit by drones, causing ...

Image of the warning map in effect at 09: ... between North Korean soldiers in Russia, amid media reports of a massive troop buildup ahead of an attack in the Kursk region. World News // 8 hours ...

It comes as the Institute for the Study of War ( ISW) reported gains by both sides in the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk, ...