Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported “good results” from Ukrainian forces in the border area of the Sumy region, where clashes with Russian troops have been ongoing for months.

Around 18 North Korean soldiers are reported to have deserted the Russian frontline, with Kremlin forces now actively searching for them, according to Ukraine's public broadcasting company, Suspilne, News.Az reports.

Russia on Monday evacuated parts of another region next to Ukraine after Kyiv sharply increased military activity near the border just days after its biggest incursion into sovereign Russian territory since the start of the 2022 war, News.az reports citing Reuters .

The Russian army will not be able to push back the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF), which have entrenched themselves in the Kursk region after breaching the state border on August 6, anytime soon, stated Lieutenant General Andrey Gurulev, a member of the State Duma's Defense Committee, News.az reports citing Moscow Times.