North Korean troops join Russian assaults in significant numbers, Kyiv says
North Koreans joining assaults on Kursk front, Kyiv says Ukraine denounces new escalation, urges allied response Russia-Ukraine war in volatile phase KYIV, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the first time to conduct assaults on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia's Kursk region,