# Russia kills 10, Zelenskyy warns of 50,000 North Korean troops 2026-08-09T05:41:52+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet At least 10 civilians were killed in Russian missile, drone and glide-bomb attacks across Ukraine on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. Seven workers died at a steel plant in Zaporizhzhia, which Zelenskyy said was hit by a North Korean ballistic missile. A 15-year-old boy was among three killed in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Zelenskyy separately warned that Russia has decided to deploy 30,000-50,000 North Korean troops to Ukraine, in an interview shared on X. He said Pyongyang is gaining modern warfare experience and could threaten Asia. The Times of India reports that Moscow and Pyongyang signed a strategic partnership in 2024, and that Western assessments confirm thousands of North Korean troops already sent. Zelenskyy also met Serbia's leader and sought South Korean air defence support. ## Coverage - livemint.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: military deployment, North Korea, Russia-Ukraine war, Serbia, South Korea, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/zelenskyy-warns-50000-north-korean-troops-could-join-russias-war/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/zelenskyy-warns-50000-north-korean-troops-could-join-russias-war/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.