- US says 8,000 North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk Reuters
 - About 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine’s border are expected in combat in days, US says The Associated Press
 - ‘A war of two countries against one’ — Zelensky urges Western allies to take decisive action on North Korean troop involvement Kyiv Independent
 - North Korean Soldiers Likely to Enter Russian War on Ukraine Department of Defense
 - U.S. Turns to China to Stop North Korean Troops From Fighting for Russia The New York Times