President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his nightly video address, thanked those in the world who, he said, had reacted to the dispatch of North Korean troops to Russia last month "not just with words … but who are preparing actions to support our defence".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed the Ukrainian military's first combat engagement with North Korean troops, saying it opened a new chapter of instability in the world. Zelenskyy,

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov confirmed in an interview with South Korean television that the first armed engagements had occurred with North Korean troops in the more than 2½-year-old war. "The first battles with North Korean soldiers have opened a new chapter of instability in the world," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.

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 has urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Koreans troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield

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 that his troops are facing "one of the most powerful offensives" by Moscow since the all-out war started more than two years ago.