Putin Orders Military Personnel Increase as Zelenskyy Cites Preparations to Deploy 10,000 North Korean Troops

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an increase in military personnel, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken of preparations to deploy 10,000 North Korean troops.

Zelenskyy’s remarks concerned a planned deployment, rather than confirmation that the troops had already been deployed. No deployment location or timetable was specified in the information provided.

On the battlefield, Ukrainian and Russian forces were involved in 213 clashes on Monday, according to Ukraine’s armed forces General Staff.

The General Staff reported the figure in a Facebook update on Tuesday morning. The summary did not provide a breakdown of where the clashes occurred or their outcomes.