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The Kyiv Independent

Ukraine war latest: 'Couple hundred' North Korean troops lost fighting for Russia against Ukraine, AP reports

The Kyiv Independent
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A couple hundred North Korean troops have been killed or wounded fighting in Russia 's Kursk Oblast against Ukraine , AP reports.

Sweden 'does not exclude' more direct physical presence in Ukraine to bolster defense.

Russia detains two suspects over assassination of General Igor Kirillov , Kremlin media reports.

Ukraine 's Special Operation Forces said they had killed 50 North Korean soldiers in three days .

Ukraine 's President Andriy Yermak says peace talks will only begin when Russia has run out of resources to fight full-scale war.

General Igor Kirillov , the Russian chemical weapons chief and propagandist assassinated by Ukraine , has been sanctioned by the U.K. and Canada for his role in their use of gas attacks against Ukrainian troops.

President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for negotiating with Moscow about peace over Ukraine ’s head "without leverage".

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