US President Donald Trump yesterday brushed aside Ukraine’s aspirations to join Nato, again repeating Russia’s stance that the issue caused the three-year-old war.

We are working on all possible scenarios to protect Ukraine,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country was looking to European allies for support.

Ukrainian troops holding positions in Kursk say the North Koreans have reappeared on the battlefield and become even more formidable foes.

The facility was reportedly used for planning attacks, including launching first-person-view (FPV) drones at Ukrainian positions. The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify these claims.

Thousands of North Korean soldiers are said to have already been killed or injured fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region.

On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, frontline soldiers tell world affairs editor Sam Kiley that it’s Russia that should be suing for peace