Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralised in the battle for Russia's Kursk region.
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00:00Ukraine is rapidly losing ground in the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukrainian forces launched
00:07a surprise incursion in August.
00:10Reports from the front line say Ukrainian troops are suffering heavy losses as a result
00:15of severe communication delays and poorly timed tactics.
00:20Meanwhile, Russia has amassed more than 50,000 troops in the region, including some from
00:26its ally North Korea.
00:30Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on China to intervene, claiming North
00:35Korean troops are being used as sacrificial pawns.
00:39The Korean people should not lose their people in battles in Europe, and this can be influenced
00:45by the neighbors of Korea, China in particular.
00:50Ukrainian forces are now fearful that failure in Kursk could weaken the entire 1,000-kilometer
00:55front line.