Anonymous US officials believe that should Russia intensify its efforts to push Ukrainian forces out of Kursk Oblast from the start of the new year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces may need to retreat by spring 2025 to avoid encirclement. US officials say that ...

North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk region are suffering heavy losses and being left unprotected by the Russian forces they are fighting alongside, Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at the weekend that Russia was using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the first time to conduct assaults in Kursk region in southern Russia. On Monday,

Ukraine is reporting at least 30 North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded over the weekend around several villages on the front in Russia’s Kursk region. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Russia is using North Korean troops to ...

Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralised by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk, a region some want to hold at all costs while others question the value of having gone in at all.

A "human wave" of North Korean soldiers fighting on Russia's side in the Ukraine war are being sent to their deaths in futile attacks by generals who see them as "expendable," the White House said Friday."These North Korean soldiers appear to be highly indoctrinated, pushing attacks even when it is clear that those attacks are futile.

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said North Korean units had been carrying out "human wave" attacks against Ukrainian positions.

Ukraine faces growing concerns as Russian forces continue to make near-daily advances, with Bloomberg reporting that U.S. officials believe Ukrainian troops could be pushed out of Kursk by next spring.

Tank commander Nazar, 23, stands with fellow soldiers Ruslan, 35, and Andrii, 37, at a fallback position in the Sumy region of Ukraine on Dec. 6. The troops, from Ukraine’s 95th Brigade, were preparing for orders to return to Russia’s Kursk region. (Serhiy Morgunov for The Washington Post)

Overall, the Russian forces have suffered over 775,000 personnel killed or wounded in over 1,000 days of fighting.

The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war in Ukraine