Russia's success removes another barrier to a peace deal Moscow was reluctant to conclude with so many enemy troops on its soil.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that his country has regained control of Kursk, the border region where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive last year, though Ukraine’s army says fighting continues.

Nearly nine months after losing chunks of the Kursk region to a surprise Ukrainian incursion, Russia has announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the border territory.

North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un and that it had helped regain control of Russian territory occupied by Ukraine.

Pyongyang admitted for the first time that it has sent troops to fight against Ukraine, according to North Korean media.

After Russia claimed to have retaken the Kursk region from Ukraine, North Korea acknowledged for the first time that it had sent soldiers to fight in Moscow’s war.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he's giving "two weeks" for Ukraine and Russia to make a deal as Kyiv is losing too many people to continue fighting amid the ongoing war with Russia, adding that he's disappointed in Russian President Vladimir Putin for continuing the conflict after peace negotiation talks.

Russia has launched a sweeping drone assault and airstrikes across Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people

President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday he wants to see a deal between Russia and Ukraine "in two weeks or less."