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Russia kills 10, Zelenskyy warns of 50,000 North Korean troops
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The alarm over North Korean boots on the ground is real but numbers remain only Zelenskyy's word. Both sides inflate enemy capabilities to justify escalation: Moscow claims its strikes hit military targets, while Ukraine's allies frame every attack as proof of Russian desperation. The real test will be whether independent sources, not just Kyiv, confirm 50,000 North Korean troops deployed over the coming weeks.
Sources (2): livemint.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
