Zelenskyy did not elaborate further, but his remarks appear to endorse a Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources saying that North Korea could deploy 100,000 troops to assist Russia against Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s short speech, delivered by video link ...

When rumours first emerged in October that North Korean troops were about to start supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, it wasn't immediately clear what role they would be fulfilling.Their lack of battlefield experience was give as a key reason why they might just be assigned to non-combat roles.