Kim Jong-un sent 11,000 troops to Ukraine to back Putin's invasion, but western officials believe nearly a tenth of the fighting force have been wiped out.

Kim Jong Un's soldiers have joined the Russians in the war against Ukraine. Although North Korean military personnel are suffering heavy casualties in the battles, they have also developed a method for destroying Ukrainian drones.

A Ukrainian news outlet has published a video showing the capture of a North Korean soldier, as South Korea's spy agency said Kim Jong Un has pulled troops from Russia's Kursk region. Newsweek has contacted the Russia's Foreign Ministry for comment.