Russia said on Monday its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, where a second day of fierce fighting was under way.

North Korea is “significantly benefiting” from its troops gaining battlefield experience fighting alongside Russian forces as it makes them more capable of waging war against rivals South Korea and Japan,

More than 12,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk Oblast and began fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine last December. "The DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is significantly benefiting from receiving Russian military equipment,

The United States warned on Wednesday (Jan 8) that North Korea is "significantly benefiting" from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang "more capable of waging war against its neighbors.