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Sumy lies across the border from Kursk in Russia, where Ukrainian troops launched a major offensive in August and have been holding swathes of territory.
Seoul's spy agency said Friday that Pyongyang sent a "large-scale" troop deployment to help its ally, claiming that 1,500 special forces were already training in Russia's Far East.
Moscow’s ambassador to London, Andrei Kelin, accused the UK of contributing to the war by supplying weapons, which he said were being used “to kill Russian soldiers and civilians.”
Money seems to be the main motivator for potential soldiers. At the end of July , Vladimir Putin doubled the one-time payment from the federal budget for new signees.
Visiting Ukraine, US defense secretary outlines $400M aid package; Kyiv criticizes Putin meeting with UN chief on Thursday; Russian milbloggers describe use of pesticides on Ukrainian POWs.