Vladimir Putin's forces have been accussed of carrying out more atrocities after it was claimed nine captured Ukrainian soldiers have been executed. A human rights ombudsman in Ukraine alleges Kremlin troops killed the Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Kursk border region of Russia last week.

Kyiv's human rights ombudsman has written to the UN, after reports that Russia executed Ukrainian PoWs.

Russia is increasing its alliance with North Korea. The Ukrainian military now needs more support from its partners, states Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea.

Thousands of North Korean soldiers are undergoing intense training with the aim of being deployed to Ukraine, according to a report by the American NGO Institute for the Study of War. The organization indicates that Kim Jong Un's troops are expected to be sent to the front lines "by the end of 2024,

North Korea is providing up to half of the artillery shells used by Russia in Ukraine. Experts warn of growing cooperation, including potential transfers of advanced weapons systems.