Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and said that North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian forces there.

Russian sources claim that Moscow’s forces have temporarily halted Ukraine’s advance southeast of Sudzha, though they admit that Ukrainian troops still hold positions near Cherkaska Konopelka, Fanasiivka,

Before advancing 2.5 kilometers, our forces hit their command post, killing a large number of officers. I was told that 20 officers died, including senior North Korean and Russian officers,” Zelenskyy stated.