President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that 11,000 DPRK soldiers are already stationed in the Russian Federation's Kursk Oblast, and that Western partners have yet to respond. Source: Zelenskyy in an evening video address on 4 Quote: "Today,

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield, and the country’s army chief warned

Zelenskyy has long been pleading with Western allies to permit the use of deep-strike weapons on Russian territory. While the UK and France have reportedly pushed to allow such strikes, the US and Germany have remained reluctant, fearing provoking Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The North Korean troops, whose fighting quality and battle experience is unknown, are adding to Ukraine's worsening situation on the battlefield.

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Sunday that his troops were struggling to hold back “one of the most powerful Russian offensives” in the Donbas region.