A manhunt has been launched for three North Korean soldiers who allegedly murdered five Russian servicemen.

The men from Kim-Jong-un's army were sent to fight with Russia as part of an estimated 11,000-strong contingent dispatched to help Vladimir Putin's forces fight off a Ukrainian invasion. But the three are now accused of shooting their Russian comrades, who are all marines, before going on the run with their army weapons. A poster allegedly shows the pictures of the wanted North Korean fighters who were described as "armed and dangerous", though did not name them. They have now been missing for more than a week and could be in the Kursk, Belgorod, Bryansk, or Oryol regions of Russia, say reports.