Zelensky says up to 50,000 North Korean soldiers could be deployed to Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that between 30,000 and 50,000 North Korean soldiers will be deployed to support Russian forces in the Russia-Ukraine war, an increase from previous estimates. “North Koreans appear on the territory of the Russian Federation from time to time,” he said. “At first,

"A decision has been made for 30,000 to 50,000 North Koreans to be deployed on the territory of Russia,” Zelensky announced on Sunday. He did not say where he got the estimate.

Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv had found some North Korean missiles in Ukraine's territory, without disclosing their locations.

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.

Up to 50,000 North Korean troops to be deployed in Russia, Zelenskyy says  lbc.co.uk

He called on South Korea to provide support for Ukraine's air defence.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says up to 50,000 North Korean troops to be deployed in Russia  Reuters

North Korea appears set to deploy an additional 30,000 to 50,000 troops to support Russia in its war with Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday. Zelenskyy made the remarks in a post on X, quoting comments he made in an interview with the United News telethon. "North Koreans appear on the territor

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a massive, unannounced mobilization through “shadow contracts” and border closures in a desperate bid to secure a victory in the Donbas. Zelensky stated that Putin will likely attempt to “twist the Anchorage terms”—referring to previ

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

It marks Pyongyang's most significant involvement in a war since the 1950s

The South Korean Unification Ministry recently revealed that studies into the health of North Korean refugees from areas near the supposedly defunct Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site found about 30 percent of them carry chromosomal mutations.