Russia, Kursk Oblast and North Korean

Russian forces, including North Korean troops, lost "up to a battalion of infantry" in fighting around one village in the southern Kursk region in roughly two days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...
Kursk, which Ukraine seized in a surprise offensive last August, was seen as a valuable bargaining chip for future peace ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that a North Korean battalion deployed to the Russian front near Kursk was ...
NATO has previously described the deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia as a "significant escalation" in the conflict ...