Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russia wants to bring in 30,000 North Korean troops to conflict
Zelensky said the Kremlin is helping Pyongyang gain combat experience as 220,000 recruits were added to Russian forces this year, he said.
- On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed that Russia plans to deploy 30,000 additional North Korean troops, with preparations reportedly underway in the Voronezh region since June.
- Part of President Vladimir Putin's fall strategy, this deployment aligns with further mobilization that has added 220,000 recruits to Russian Forces in 2026 while Russia assists North Korea in gaining combat experience.
- Zelensky warned that this cooperation threatens Ukraine and all of Asia within range of North Korean missiles; the DPRK previously deployed 14,000 soldiers to support Russian efforts in Kursk in 2024.
- Intelligence disclosed by Zelensky revealed "active Russian satellite surveillance" of Gulf and United States military facilities, suggesting correlation with recent Iranian strikes against aircraft, Patriot systems, and logistics hubs.
- Iran's Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial ship in the Caspian Sea, while Gen. Hossein Mohebbi claimed Iranian retaliatory strikes between July 8 and 22 damaged multiple United States sites.
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At the end of 2024, Kim Jong-Un sent North Korean troops to Russia. Now it could be happening again. According to Zelensky, Putin wants to receive another 30,000 North Koreans.
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Russia preparing to receive another 30,000 N. Korean troops for Ukraine war: Zelenskyy
Russia is preparing to bring in an additional 30,000 North Korean troops to its war against Ukraine, with Pyongyang also planning to send more missile launchers to Moscow to support the war effort, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy made the remarks in an X posting summarizing his nightly video address, saying that Moscow has been preparing since last month to deploy the troops to a border region in the southwest. "Russia wa…
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