Ukraine Faces North Korean Troops in First Reported Clash

Ukraine has reported its first military engagement with North Korean troops, who have been deployed to support Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described this development as a new source of global instability. Ukrainian forces reportedly fired artillery at North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region. The deployment of North Korean troops, estimated to be between 10,000 to 12,000, has raised concerns among G7 nations and allies, who condemned the military cooperation between North Korea and Russia as a dangerous expansion of the conflict.