Zelensky warns Russia seeks 30,000 more North Korean troops as Asia missile threat grows

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 25 that Russia has requested a further 30,000 troops from North Korea, with preparations reportedly underway in Russia's Voronezh region to receive them. North Korea previously sent thousands of soldiers to assist Russia in recapturing the Kursk region in 2024, and South Korea estimates approximately 2,000 North Korean troops have been killed. Zelensky also warned that North Korea is preparing to transfer additional ballistic missile launchers to Russia, cautioning that the combat experience and weapons technology Pyongyang is gaining in Ukraine 'is a threat to everyone in Asia who is within range of North Korean missiles.'