North Korean troops have come under fire after joining Russia's war, Ukrainian officials said.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week that

KYIV, Ukraine — North Korean troops recently deployed to help Russia in its war with Ukraine have come under Ukrainian fire, a Kyiv official said Tuesday.

It is the first time a Ukrainian official has said that Pyongyang’s units were struck.

Ukraine’s defense minister says Ukrainian troops have engaged for the first time with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor.

“The first North Korean troops have already been shelled, in the Kursk region,” a Kyiv official said Tuesday.

North Korean troops recently deployed to help Russia in its war with Ukraine have come under Ukrainian fire, a Kyiv official said Tuesday. It is the first time a Ukrainian official has claimed that Pyongyang’s units were struck, following a deployment that has given the war a new complexion as…

“We expect more engagements in the coming weeks,” Ukraine’s defense minister adds.

‘Significant number’ of North Koreans were killed, report says

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said a "small group" of North Korean soldiers were attacked.

More than 10,000 North Korean troops have arrived in Russia to support its war against Ukraine, with a "significant number" in the frontline areas including Kursk, South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday. The remarks came hours after the Pentagon said that there were at least 10,000 North Korean soldiers in Kursk, near the Ukraine border, but could not corroborate reports that they were engaged in combat.

North Korea’s deployment of troops to support Russia in Ukraine has solidified the split between North and South Korea, putting an end to any notion of peaceful reunification. While North Korea’s

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- North Korean troops have entered combat with Ukrainian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, calling the engagement a "new page of instability in the world."

Ukrainian and North Korean troops clash for the first time as the North sends military personnel to support Russia's long ongoing war with its neighbor.

Ukrainian military's first clashes with North Korean troops had opened the way to more "instability in the world", President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

What we need is the political commitment to stay the course for the long haul.

NATO boss warned Pyongyang’s involvement in Ukraine war could mark start of a “far darker” phase of conflict. 

Western and Ukrainian officials have called the appearance of North Korean forces on the battlefield a major escalation.

Report about soldiers’ extracurricular activities in Russia received a Pentagon response.