Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 3,800 North Korean soldiers had been killed or injured in Kursk in an interview in early January.

The independent U.S.-based think tank said that the Kremlin is in "the endgame" of its plans to take over its neighbor.

The aggressor country of russia intends to annex Belarus within the next ten years in order to further use the economic resources and geographical position to

Russia launched 39 Shahed drones, other simulator drones and four ballistic missiles according to Ukraine’s Air Force. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down two missiles and 24 drones. A further 14 drone simulators were lost in location, the statement said.

North Korea could suffer the complete loss of its 12,000-strong military contingent deployed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast by mid-2025 if its forces continue to sustain high casualty rates, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Jan.

High-ranking sources told independent Russian outlet Meduza that Russia's elites are disappointed the Ukraine war didn't end in 2024 and feel fatigue.

Recent data from the ISW indicates that North Korean forces in Kursk are at risk of total elimination by April 2025 if casualty rates continue.

“Kremlin officials are attempting to exploit the energy crisis in Moldova to set conditions to justify future Russian aggression against Moldova,” the ISW analysts believe.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces’ strikes on Russian command posts in the Donetsk region are likely intended to complicate their command and control on the battlefield. — Ukrinform.

ISW cited geolocated footage from Jan. 17 showing Russian troops raising a flag in the northwestern part of Vremivka. Russian military bloggers claim their forces captured the settlement “within three days.

North Korean troops have suffered thousands of casualties in Russia’s Kursk region, according to Ukrainian estimates