A high-ranking North Korean general was wounded in the Kursk region. This happened during recent strikes by the Ukrainian military, according to The Wall Street Journal. An anonymous Western official reported that a high-ranking North Korean general was injured during a recent Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region.

Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands — including recently arrived North Korean troops — to carry out an assault on the Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region expected in the coming days,

The U.S. says there will be a "firm response" as Ukrainian forces holding ground in Russia's Kursk region now face North Korean troops "engaging in combat."