Putin thanks Kim for troop deployment to Kursk VnExpress Putin met with Kim Jong-un in Beijing, thanking North Korea for sending troops to help repel Ukrainian forces from Kursk.
Kursk deputy governor arrested for alleged embezzlement of fortification funds VnExpress Kursk Deputy Governor Vladimir Bazarov has been arrested for allegedly embezzling budget funds allocated for defensive fortifications during his tenure in the neighboring Belgorod region.
Russian general seriously injured in UAV ambush VnExpress General Esedulla Abachev was critically injured in a Ukrainian UAV attack while inspecting the border area in Kursk province.
