North Korea is preparing to send 12,000 troops to fight Ukraine, Zelensky says

According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, North Korea is preparing about 12,000 soldiers to fight for Russia on the front against Ukraine. Some units are reportedly expected to arrive as early as Wednesday.

The Ukrainian military has “information about the preparation of two units of North Korean military personnel – possibly two brigades with around 6,000 soldiers each,” Zelensky said in a statement Video message published on Tuesday.