Russia has issued a warning to South Korea against sending arms to Ukraine, with Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko calling on Seoul to "soberly assess the situation and refrain from reckless steps".

The Ukrainian military said on Monday that it found Western-made parts inside North Korean ballistic missiles, marking the latest discovery for Kyiv as it continues to find technology from Europe and the US inside weapons used by the Russian military.

Kyiv's latest update follows reports earlier this month that Russian casualties have hit grim records in the ongoing war with Ukraine.

Russia has lost 1,610 soldiers killed and wounded, 27 armoured combat vehicles, 22 artillery systems and 6 tanks over the past day. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 25 November 2024 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses - ed.

Ukraine’s Defense Forces eliminated more than 1,600 Russian invaders in a single day, bringing the total enemy personnel losses since the start of the full-scale invasion to over 732,000 soldiers, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.