Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer.

Ukraine's military intelligence has intercepted what it claims are radio communications between North Korean soldiers in Russia, amid media reports of a massive troop buildup ahead of an attack in the Kursk region.

As many as 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops are preparing to launch a new counteroffensive to push Ukrainian forces out of their positions in Russia's western Kursk region, multiple

Questions remain over how U.S. support for Ukraine would continue under a second Trump administration as Russia continues its invasion and Republicans remain divided on future aid.