Zelenskyy: "Russia Preparing to Deploy North Korean Troops to Voronezh, Bordering Ukraine"

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Russian President Putin and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui [Pyongyang, Korean Central News Agency = Yonhap News]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on the 25th (local time) that Russia is preparing to deploy North Korean troops to Voronezh, a region bordering Ukraine, according to a report by Reuters.

President Zelenskyy further noted that Russia intends to receive a contingent of 30,000 personnel from North Korea.

He added that North Korea also plans to provide Russia with new ballistic missile launchers.

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