🔴 Live: Zelensky says Russia fired North Korean missiles at Zaporizhzhia

Home Europe Live Europe Issued on: 11/08/2026 - 01:03Modified: 11/08/2026 - 09:37 By: Residents stand at the site of a supermarket warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 5, 2026. © Gleb Garanich, Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia fired North Korean mi

Russia kills 6 in "vicious attack," says Ukrainian president.

Russian strikes killed at least nine people and wounded dozens across Ukraine overnight as Moscow launched a barrage of missiles, drones and guided bombs against Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk. The attack came after Kyiv warned Russia had received new ballistic missiles from North Korea.

North Korea sending more ballistic missiles, troops to Russia as Ukraine's drones fly farther, Zelensky says  The Kyiv Independent

At the weekend, Zelenskyy said a decision had been taken for 30,000-50,000 North Koreans to be deployed on Russian soil. He did not explain how he obtained the figures.

Zelensky has repeatedly warned of deepening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang.

The government maintained a cautious stance on Ukraine's request for air defense support and other military provisions, a senior government official said Monday, amid Ukrainian claims that North Korea is preparing to send more troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine. "South Korea's supply of defense materia

50,000 North Korean troops to be sent to Russia as Putin deepens military alliance with Kim Jong Un  lbc.co.uk

The Ukrainian President took to social media to announced that "a decision has been made for 30,000 to 50,000 North Koreans to be deployed on the territory of Russia", while calling on South Korea to provide support for Ukraine's air defence.

Vladimir Putin 'recruits 50,000 North Korean soldiers' as Ukraine issues warning  GB News