North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were given fake military documents with Russian names and birthplaces, the Ukrainian military said, amid claims from Kyiv that Russia is trying to conceal the presence of foreign fighters on the battlefield.

South Korea's military said on Monday that 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.

North Korea is preparing to deploy additional troops and weapons, including kamikaze drones, to aid Russia in its full-scale war against Ukraine, the South Korean military said on Dec. 23.

South Korea's military has reported that North Korea is likely to be preparing to deploy additional troops and military equipment to Russia, potentially including kamikaze drones, in support of Moscow's war against Ukraine.

North Korea demonstrated this year that it could produce ballistic missiles and supply them to Russia for use against Ukraine in a matter of months.

North Korea is likely to send more troops to Ukraine to help Russia, an expert has warned. According to reports, North Korea has already sent 11,000 soldiers to help Vladimir Putin's forces. This came after Moscow and Pyongyang reached an agreement for a security deal earlier this year.

According to the US and South Korea, North Korea has deployed more than 10,000 troops to help Russia fight the war against Ukraine, with Pyongyang also reportedly shipping more than 10,000 containers of artillery rounds, anti-tank rockets, mechanised howitzers and rocket launchers to Russia.

Twelve Russian military vehicles, three baggies, and an armored fighting vehicle were also destroyed by a single drone operator's unit during the same period. "North Korean soldiers are eliminated in an open field by the 8th SOF Regiment,

New figure suggests a significant rise in the number of North Korean troops killed and wounded in combat with Ukrainian forces this month.