Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military equipment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Monday more than 3,000 troops from North Korea have been killed so far fighting next to Russian forces.

North Korean troops have now entered Russia’s war with Ukraine in a major way, and some have been killed, Western officials say.

In Trump-led armistice talks, the Hermit Kingdom may want a seat at the table.

"Through various sources of information and intelligence, we assess that North Korean troops who have recently engaged in combat with Ukrainian forces have suffered around 1,100 casualties," the JCS said in a statement.

South Korea's military has said that North Korea is preparing to continue aiding Russia in its war with Ukraine, despite casualties.

Pyongyang's troops fighting alongside Vladimir Putin's forces in Russia's Kursk region are being killed and injured according to the U.S.

South Korea's military said on Monday it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

Japan’s Iwaya likely to raise seafood trade, North Korea concerns Japan keen to resume seafood exports, says meeting is key Bilateral ties, regional issues, visa talks

Talks on seafood trade are expected to be on the agenda on Wednesday as Japan's foreign minister visits China, Japan's largest export market for aquatic products until Beijing placed a blanket ban in protest against Tokyo releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the ocean.

North Korea has reportedly sent more than 10,000 troops to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine. But many among them have fallen. Seoul puts the number of those killed or wounded at more than a thousand,