The Ukrainian delegation, led by Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov, is preparing for a visit to South Korea to discuss the possibility of military assistance. The visit may take place on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post reports.

Ukraine's top diplomat has voiced hope that its special envoy will visit South Korea in the near future to discuss North Korea's troop dispatch to Russia for use in the war against Kyiv.

Russian and North Korean troops have made significant gains in the western part of the Kursk region. A section of the Russian territory, which was overrun by thousands of Ukrainian troops last summer,