By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned what he says is a lack of response from Western allies after Russia deployed North Korean troops to fight in

Western officials have characterized the deployment of North Korean troops as a serious escalation that could disrupt relations in the Indo-Pacific region and pave the way for technology transfers from Moscow to Pyongyang, potentially enhancing North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities.

Ukraine’s president cites reports of up to 12,000 troops training for deployment with Putin’s forces, calls for “firm, concrete response.”

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy raised the prospect of a preemptive Ukrainian strike on camps where the North Korean troops are being trained and said Kyiv knows their location.

At a meeting with journalists on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia fears a harsh reaction from China to the issue of attracting military personnel from North Korea to participate in the war against Ukraine,

The number of North Korean soldiers deployed in the Russian army exceeded 10,000, South Korea said, as the first set of Pyongyang’s troops reportedly came under fire from Ukraine. The South Korean defence ministry said on Tuesday that a “significant number” of North Korean troops have moved to several frontlines,

Some 10,000 North Korean troops have been deployed in Russia, with a "considerable" number of them having been dispatched to front-line areas, South Korea's defense ministry said Tuesday. The assessment came amid concerns that North Korean troops may join Russian forces for combat in Russia's western

Ukrainian intelligence has reported that there are now 11,000 North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region. Their number in the region is increasing, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.