The Latest Breaking News from Kursk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Russia had begun deploying North Korean soldiers to storm Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region.

The DPRK soldiers are expected to be used in the fight for the Kursk region of Russia

Moscow is pushing hard on eastern frontline amid uncertainty as to how Trump taking office will affect war

James Scott Rhys Anderson was reportedly captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine in the Kursk region.

Foreign secretary offers support for James Scott Rhys Anderson, who was fighting for Ukraine reportedly in Kursk

The war in Ukraine is at a critical juncture. Kyiv has been given permission to use western-supplied Atacms and Storm Shadow missiles against targets inside Russia. It did so as soon as that permission was granted, with strikes against Russian military facilities in the Bryansk and Kursk regions.

The father of the man identifying himself as a 22-year-old former British signalman says his son joined the army at 17 and later served with the police before going to fight for Ukraine

Casualties include 14 people who have been sent to hospital

Russia's state news agency says a British national has been captured while fighting alongside Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region of Russia, which is partially occupied by Ukrainian forces

Man identifies himself in unverified video as James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, and says he joined the International Legion

James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, is said to be a former British Army soldier who was captured in the Kursk region.