Russia is believed to have transported tens of thousands of North Korean soldiers to the front lines by rail and air.

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with a sophisticated combination of missiles and drones for the first time in 73 days on Wednesday, authorities reported, as the Pentagon said most of the North Korean troops sent to help Moscow’s war effort are fighting to drive Ukraine’s army off Russian soil in the Kursk border region.

North Korean soldiers, who were previously sent to Russia, are now in Kursk Oblast and are "already engaging in combat" operations against Ukraine. Source: Yonhap, citing South Korea's spy agency Details: The intelligence service reported that "North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia have moved to Kursk Oblast over the past two weeks and their deployment to battlefields has been completed".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer.

Seoul's confirmation comes amid growing global criticism as the two countries strengthen military ties, after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia's Kursk region to aid its war with Ukraine. "The National Intelligence Service estimates that North ...

North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have begun combat operations against Ukrainian troops, the U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday.

Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands — including recently arrived North Korean troops — to carry out an assault on the Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region expected in the coming days,

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken talks tough on North Korea as he meets with NATO in Brussels:::: Brussels, Belgium:: Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State“We had a very productive discussion today about our ongoing support for Ukraine in the face of an ongoing Russian aggression.

According to assessments by the National Intelligence Service, North Korean forces deployed to Russia have moved to Kursk Oblast over the past two weeks,” intelligence officials noted. North Korean soldiers have now completed battlefield deployment and are actively engaged in combat.