Pyongyang's troops have already been fired open in Russia's Kursk region, according to a Ukrainian military official.

The Group of Seven has branded Russia’s deployment of thousands of North Korean troops into its fight with Ukraine as a “desperate effort” to replenish Moscow’s own losses as Kyiv reports the first combat clashes with Pyongyang’s soldiers.

North Korea’s deployment of troops to support Russia in Ukraine has solidified the split between North and South Korea, putting an end to any notion of peaceful reunification. While North Korea’s presence may not alter the battlefield,