Putin Orders Military Expansion as Zelensky Warns of Preparations to Deploy 10,000 North Korean Troops

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

Zelensky’s remarks concerned preparations for a deployment, rather than confirmation that the troops had already entered combat. The available details did not specify a timetable or destination.

On the battlefield, Ukrainian and Russian forces clashed 213 times on Monday, according to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

The Ukrainian military published the tally on Facebook on Tuesday morning. The summary did not provide a breakdown of the clashes by location or report their outcomes.