North Korean authorities confirmed for the first time that the country's forces fought against Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that his country has regained control of Kursk, the border region where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive last year, though Ukraine’s army says fighting continues.

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