Amid reports that Pyongyang’s troops are on the front lines, speculation is rampant among Ukrainian troops about when the first large-scale clashes will happen.

Nato members said on Nov 8 that the deployment of North Korean troops is a "dangerous expansion" of the country's support for Russia's war against Ukraine. In a joint statement, the military alliance's 32 member countries warned that "the deepening military co-operation" between Russia and North Korea "deeply impacts Euro-Atlantic security,