North Korean and Ukrainian troops engage one another in combat, says Kyiv official
An estimated 12,000 North Korean troops, plus 500 officers and three generals, have reportedly been sent to support Russia.
Simon Newton began his career as a print journalist in the early 1990s before moving into broadcasting. He has reported for Sky News, BBC News and ITV and received numerous awards. He reported extensively from Afghanistan and spent three months embedded with British troops in Helmand. He now covers the war in Ukraine.
