Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia could send up to 3,000 more North Korean troops to the front in its Kursk region, in comments at a press conference at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

The 10,000 North Koreans sent to this Russian region to fight alongside the Russians withdrew from the area in mid-January after suffering heavy losses.

Ukraine’s Khortytsia forces training in Kharkiv on Tuesday, the day the North Korean gun was hit - Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty

A statement by the Khortytsia, or East, group of forces said it was the first time since the start of the conflict that a North Korean М-1978 Koksan howitzer had been hit by a Ukrainian drone. "In Luhansk region,

According to the UNITED24 Media service connected with the authorities in Kyiv, North Korean prisoners captured in January by the Ukrainian army have given their first media interview. They admitted that they were unaware of the true reason for being sent to Russia's Kursk region and also weren't properly trained.

A North Korean solider captured by Ukraine has spilled his dreams of defecting to live in South Korea in a new interview. He's asked: 'If I apply for asylum, would they take me?'

The strategic partnership between Russia and North Korea started in June 2024 after they signed a defense pact.