Ukraine says it captured 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in Russia’s Kursk border region
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300 North Korean troops have been killed in Ukraine, South Korea says
About 300 North Korean troops have been killed and 2,700 others injured while fighting for Russia against Ukrainian forces, South Korean lawmakers said Monday.NBC News - 7h -
Seoul says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect
South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a ...ABC News - 12h -
Diary of a Dead North Korean Soldier Reveals Grisly Battlefield Tactics
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Photograph Revives Ukraine-Russia Culture War
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Russia and Ukraine Battle Inside Kursk, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans
Ukrainian soldiers are describing fierce clashes as Russian forces try to retake territory in the Kursk region that could be key in eventual cease-fire talks.The New York Times - 9h -
A stick-figure drawing in a North Korean soldier's diary showed how Pyongyang's troops wanted to use each other as drone 'bait'
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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv ready to swap North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian PoWs, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president says there ‘should be no doubt left’ that Russia is dependent on military assistance from North Korea. What we know on day 1,055. See all our Ukraine coverage Ukrainian ...The Guardian - 19h -
Ukraine’s capture of North Koreans offers rare insight into Russian alliance, says Zelenskyy
Kyiv keen to emphasise that Ukraine is fighting an unprecedented coalition of malign autocratic states . Ukraine’s capture of two North Korean soldiers on the battlefield has provided a rare ...The Guardian - 19h -
Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
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Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
One of the soldiers thought he was going to Russia for "training", Kyiv's security service said.BBC News - 23h -
Zelenskyy said Ukraine captured 2 wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region. Here's what we know.
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Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine ‘captures two North Korean soldiers in Russia’
Pair being interrogated in Kyiv, with intelligence agency SBU saying one had fake Russian military ID; Russia claims control of village near Pokrovsk. What we know on day 1,054. See all our ...The Guardian - 1d -
Zelensky: Two North Koreans fighting for Russia captured in Kursk
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Ukraine says it captured two injured North Korean soldiers in Russia
President Zelensky says the two men are receiving "necessary medical assistance".BBC News - 2d -
Ukraine Says It Captured 2 North Korean Soldiers Fighting for Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the soldiers were captured in the western Kursk region, where Ukraine has been fighting to hold on to territory it seized last summer.The New York Times - 2d -
Ukraine captures first North Korean soldiers, Zelensky says
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his military has captured two North Korean soldiers fighting on the Russian side in the Kursk region, likely the first such development since ...The Hill - 2d -
Ukraine captured two injured North Korean soldiers, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine has captured two injured North Korean soldiers from the battlefield in Russia’s Kursk region and transferred them to Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday.NBC News - 2d -
Ukraine says 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were captured
Moscow's counterattack has left Ukrainian forces outstretched and demoralized, killing and wounding thousands and retaking more than 40% of the 380 square miles of Kursk Ukraine had seized.CBS News - 2d -
Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit to recruit English-speaking soldiers
Azov, a volunteer brigade, plans to form international battalion to boost numbers as Ukraine heads into fourth year of war. The Britons killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia Ukraine’s ...The Guardian - 3d -
The Britons killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia
Fifteen British men are known to have died in the conflict so far. Here are their stories. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, 15 Britons are known to have died in the conflict. The Guardian looks at ...The Guardian - 3d -
Suspect captured week after Wisconsin woman, 2 girls found dead
Elizabeth Kolba, 33, and two girls ages 12 and 13 were found shot to death at a home in New Lisbon on Dec. 30.CBS News - 3d -
North Korea learning from fighting with Russia against Ukraine, US warns
Diplomatic and military ties with Moscow making Pyongyang ‘more capable of waging war’, official says. North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining ...The Guardian - 4d -
Doing the math on Russia’s territorial gains in Ukraine
Yes, Russia is making incremental advances, but no, those gains don’t amount to a blitzkrieg.The Hill - 5d -
Russia claims capture of Ukrainian front-line town
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Russia claims capture of Ukrainian front-line town
Ukraine has not acknowledged the fall of Kurakhove in the war-torn region of Donetsk.BBC News - 6d -
Ukraine renews attack on Russia's Kursk region
It comes as Ukraine's president says only the US can provide security guarantees leading to an end to the war.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
'Another violation,' Blinken says of North Korean launch as he visits South Korea
The JCS said the South Korean military has heightened surveillance for additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture to share info with the U.S. and Japan.ABC News - Jan. 6 -
Tracking Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps and charts
A visual guide to the warFinancial Times - Jan. 6 -
Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn't confirm it
Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the town of Kurakhove after a monthslong battleABC News - Jan. 6 -
Russia could share satellite tech with North Korea in exchange for troops sent to fight Ukraine, Antony Blinken says
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Ukraine presses attacks in Russia's Kursk region
Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost his country's air defenses this weekABC News - Jan. 5 -
Ukraine Attacks Kursk Region of Russia Anew
Ukrainian forces’ assault was in the Russian region where they made a surprise incursion last summer.The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
Ukraine renews offensive inside Russia
Ukrainian forces seek to recapture Russian territory as they are being pushed back elsewhereFinancial Times - Jan. 5 -
Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia's Kursk region
Ukraine launched a surprise new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region on Sunday, aiming to strike back after months under pressure ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.NBC News - Jan. 5 -
Ukraine launches surprise operation in Russia’s Kursk region
Footage purports to show Ukrainian armoured columns advancing towards village of Bolshoe Soldatskoe. Ukrainian armed forces began a surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk region on Sunday, in an ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reports ‘significant’ Russian, North Korean troop losses in Kursk
In nightly video address Zelenskyy says Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in southern Russian region. What we know on day 1,046. See all our Ukraine war ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
Trump's strength, unpredictability can help end war with Russia, Ukraine pres. says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion ...ABC News - Jan. 3 -
‘Just by existing, he’s extended this war’: Timothy Snyder on Trump, Russia and Ukraine
Historian and bestselling author of On Tyranny worries over Trump’s return to power – and the influence of Elon Musk. Timothy Snyder was not surprised to be asked to help rebuild a Ukrainian ...The Guardian - Jan. 1 -
Russia launches 111 drones at Ukraine in deadly New Year’s attack, Kyiv says
At least six people were injured in Kyiv as Russia launched a drone strike on the capital in the early hours of Wednesday, city officials said.ABC News - Jan. 1
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