North Korea Sends Thousands of Troops to Russia's Kursk Region, Thousands Killed in Fighting

North Korea has deployed thousands of soldiers to Russia's Kursk region, where thousands have been killed in combat operations. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is celebrating the soldiers who chose to kill themselves rather than surrender during the fighting, calling them heroes. The deployment represents a significant escalation in North Korea's military support for Russia's war effort, with Pyongyang now providing not just weapons but also personnel to assist Russian forces in the contested border region.