Outnumbered Ukrainian troops are clinging to a section of Russian territory in hopes of using it as a bargaining chip in any future negotiations.

Kyiv says North Korean troops using fake IDs have suffered 1,100 casualties in Kursk - South Korea says Kim Jong Un is focused on the production of kamikaze drones

A relative majority of Ukrainians (40%) believe that the offensive operation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region has improved Kyiv’s chances of achieving its goals in peace negotiations.

Trump has said he wants to end the conflict as quickly as possible, which would seemingly entail forcing Ukraine to accept a deal more favorable to Moscow.

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) have reported the elimination of three more North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast and seized their documents, which display signs of forgery. The documents are likely being used by Russia to conceal the presence of North Korean military personnel.

Reclaiming Kursk is high on Moscow's agenda but comments by Valery Gerasimov failed to address the continuing presence of Ukrainian troops on Russian soil.

Six people were killed and ten more were hospitalized in the Friday strike, Kursk acting Governor Alexander Khinshtein said.

Ukraine said on Monday that North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops suffered heavy losses during fighting at the weekend in the Russian region of Kursk.

Zelenskyy noted that there are risks of additional units and military equipment being sent to the Russian army from North Korea. He stressed that Ukraine’s response to this “will be felt.” “It is important for the world to understand that the risk of destabilization around the Korean Peninsula and in neighboring regions and waters increases

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting for Russia in

The soldiers were sent to reinforce the Russian military in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock incursion. Read more at straitstimes.com.