North Korea is likely preparing to send additional troops to Russia after suffering heavy losses in battles against Ukrainian forces, South Korea's military said Friday.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also assessed in a report Friday that North Korea is continuing its preparations to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile.

South Korea's military said on Friday that it suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces, even after suffering losses and seeing some of its soldiers captured.

Major drone attack on Putin’s forces by Kyiv as North Korea ‘prepares more troops’ - Russia says it has downed at least 121 Ukrainian drones amid major aerial attack

North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Ukraine due to "the large number of casualties suffered". As the Ukraine war approaches its third year, Russia claims to have shot down 120 Ukrainian drones over 12 of its regions,

Whether Russia has changed the targets of its massive strikes, why the Russian army attacks with dozens of drones every day, and whether Ukraine can influence Russia's ability to launch massive strikes - read in the RBC-Ukraine's article.

The war in Ukraine has entered a dangerous new stage. What began as a conflict fought mostly on Ukrainian soil has expanded, with attacks now reaching deeper into Russian territory. As both sides adjust their strategies,

Russian aerial attacks near Kyiv killed three people and wounded several others, Ukrainian officials said Friday, while Ukrainian drones targeted sites in 12 Russian regions, halting work at one factory.