“It is a significant setback” for Kiev: Ukrainian forces “under strong pressure” from North Koreans in Kursk

The Ukrainian forces are being heavily pressured by the approximately 12,000 North Koreans who, according to the Ukrainian authorities, arrived in Kursk to reinforce Russian firepower. As CNN International’s journalist Melissa Bell explains, “it is a significant setback for Ukrainians,” who hoped that it would be a bargaining chip in the peacekeeping in Saudi Arabia.