(UPDATE) KYIV — Russia has started using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the first time to conduct assaults on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.
The Ukrainian leader said the more active use of the troops was a new escalation in the war and called for a global response, as Donald Trump's return to the White House next month fuels speculation of a coming push for peace talks.
BRACING FOR ATTACKS This photograph taken on Dec. 12, 2024, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (second from right) visiting one of the divisions of the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade. AFP Photo