Russia’s military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia’s Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line.

Ukraine's General Staff has reported that over 11,000 North Korean military personnel are stationed in Russia's Kursk Oblast and they have participated in combat against Ukraine's defence forces. Source: Radio Svoboda citing Anatolii Barhylevych,

The U.S. says there will be a "firm response" as Ukrainian forces holding ground in Russia's Kursk region now face North Korean troops "engaging in combat."

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said over the weekend that the US expects thousands of North Korean troops to enter the combat against Ukraine "soon". But Ukraine’s General Staff reported that Pyongyang’s soldiers have already participated in combat against Ukraine's defence forces.

Russian and North Korean troops have made significant gains in the western part of the Kursk region. A section of the Russian territory, which was overrun by thousands of Ukrainian troops last summer,

Thousands of North Korean troops stationed in Russia are expected to enter combat in Ukraine imminently, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has stated. Speaking in Fiji, on the final stop of a nine-day Asia trip that included visits to Australia,