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The Latest Breaking News from Kursk

North Korean troops reportedly on Russian front lines amid escalation fears

A combat role for Pyongyang’s troops risks entry of third state into conflict prompted by Moscow’s invasion in 2022.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war briefing: Up to 11,000 North Koreans in Kursk, say Pentagon and Zelenskyy

Europe not doing enough about foreign power taking part, says Ukrainian president; Sloviansk woman gets 15 years’ jail for treasonous aid to Russians. What we know on day 986

The Guardian - AU

Putin meets N Korea foreign minister as Kyiv warns of troop deployment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 11,000 North Korean troops are in Russia’s Kursk region bordering Ukraine.

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Ukraine war briefing: UN chief ‘very concerned’ about reports of North Korean troops in Russia

US intelligence has said North Korean forces have made their way to Russia’s Kursk border region; Pro-Eu president wins Moldovan vote. What we know on day 985

The Guardian - AU

North Korean Troops Expected To Enter Combat In Ukraine

Reports of North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region raise concerns about potential combat operations against Ukraine, prompting discussions for additio...

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Ukraine prepares to fight North Korean troops in Kursk as war escalates

South Korea, US say 3,000 North Korean troops are entering combat imminently. Experts unsure that’ll change war course.

Al Jazeera

North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving to the Kursk region near Ukraine, in what he called an dangerous and destabilizing move

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South Korea considers sending team to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troop deployment

South Korea and its allies say nearly 11,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Bomb shatters historic landmark in Kharkiv

Prized Derzhprom building damaged in attacks injuring 19, while at least four killed in city overnight; North Korean foreign minister heads to Russia as Nato chief says Kim Jong-un’s troops are in Kursk. What we know on day 979

The Guardian - AU

NATO confirms that North Korean has sent troops to help Russia in Ukraine war

NATO confirmed that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to aid in its war against Ukraine and that some have already been deployed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Russia is fighting a Ukrainian incursion

The Independent UK

Ukraine cannot defeat Russia – the best the west can do is help Kyiv plan for a secure post-war future

A friend of mine, usually an intensely optimistic pro-Ukraine analyst, returned from Ukraine last week and told me: “It’s like the German Army in January 1945.” The Ukrainians are being driven back on all fronts – including in the Kursk province of Russia, which they had opened with much hope…

The Conversation

Ukraine war briefing: Draft-dodging scandal sees Kyiv’s top prosecutor resign and officials sacked

Andriy Kostin forced out over rash of officials getting disabled status; North Korean soldiers ‘about to arrive in Kursk’. What we know on day 973

The Guardian - AU

Families Separated By Front Line In Russia's Kursk Region

Anastasia Gridina breaks down when she talks about keeping in touch with her three-year-old daughter Darina -- who is stranded in Ukrainian-occupied territory in Russia's Kursk region.

International Business Times

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says North Korea providing personnel to Russia’s army

Increasing alliance between Russia and North Korea goes beyond transferring weapons, Ukraine leader says; Belarusian president says Putin’s nuclear weapons threat will ‘cool the ardour’ of Western adversaries. What we know on day 964

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Ukraine urges response to alleged execution of captured troops in Kursk

Dmytro Lubinets says he sent letters to the United Nations and the International Red Cross regarding alleged killings.

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman has urged international organizations to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says forces are holding positions in Russia’s Kursk region

Russian military tried to oust Ukrainian troops in Kursk, Ukraine leader says; recruiters raid Kyiv’s nightlife in search of men for conscription. What we know on day 963

International Business Times

Two Months On, Donbas Soldiers Begin To Question Kursk Offensive

Two months into Ukraine's offensive on Russian territory, questions are growing in Ukrainian ranks over the long-term strategy as Russian troops advance steadily in other areas.

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FRANCE 24's journalist under investigation in Russia after reporting from Kursk

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it has opened criminal cases against foreign journalists for "illegally" crossing the border between Ukraine and Russia's Kursk region.

The Guardian - AU

ABC rejects Russian claim two journalists involved in ‘illegal’ border crossing

Australian broadcaster’s Europe correspondent Kathryn Diss and camera operator Fletcher Yeung accused of ‘illegally’ crossing into Russia from Ukraine on 31 August

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Zelensky’s pleas for help are getting drowned out in the clamour from the Middle East

While Russia continues its nuclear sabre rattling, with renewed threats to use its arsenal if attacked, fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine and in Russia’s Kursk region remains intense. But the diplomatic centre of gravity of the war recently shifted to New York and Washington.

France 24

Exclusive: On the ground in Russian territory held by Ukrainian forces

Ukraine is still holding swathes of territory in the Kursk region of Russia, seven weeks after a lightning offensive designed to draw Russian troops away from eastern Ukraine and gain leverage in potential peace negotiations with Moscow. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent was given access to Ukrainian-held areas of Kursk…

International Business Times

Zelensky In US To Explain War Plan To Biden, Harris, Trump

Zelensky will present his proposals -- which he calls a "victory plan" -- to President Joe Biden, as well as presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The visit comes after a summer of intense fighting: with Moscow advancing fast in eastern Ukraine and Kyiv holding on to swathes of…

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘victory plan’ depends on decisions by allies this year – as it happened

Ukrainian president tells press conference with Ursula von der Leyen that Ukraine plans to use EU loan for air defence, energy and weapons purchases

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show

Exclusive: Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale

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