North Korea preparing soldiers for large-scale conflicts through Kursk operation, says Ukrainian military Ukrainian military personnel in Kursk obtained footage showing the aftermath of a battle in the Kruglenke area,

In a development highlighting the internationalization of the conflict, Ukrainian forces have reportedly captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in Kursk Oblast. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) announced on Friday that elements of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) captured one soldier on January 9th,

Ukrainian troops captured two North Korean soldiers as prisoners of war (POWs) in Russia's Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 11. "This task was not easy," he said in a Telegram post.