South Korea’s military says it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers already deployed on the Russian-Ukraine war fronts suffered heavy casualties

The North Korean troops fighting for Russia are highly trained and will stop at nothing to avoid surrender, Ukrainian sources tell Sam Kiley, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor, in Sumy

South Korea's military said on Friday that it suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces, even after suffering losses and seeing some of its soldiers captured.

North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine provide a rare window into covert military collaboration.

North Korean troops seem to temporarily withdraw from one section of front in Kursk Oblast, military says ・Russia claims to capture Velyka Novosilka, Ukraine admits partial retreat but says battles ongoing ・Russia intensifies attacks near Pokrovsk,

Troops from North Korea appear to have fallen back from Russia's frontline after suffering heavy losses when engaging Ukrainian forces.