Ukrainian defence intelligence expects the first North Korean soldiers to arrive on the Kursk front on 23 October. Source: Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, in a comment to The War Zone Quote: "We expect the first units to arrive tomorrow on the Kursk front.

Around 1,500 troops from North Korea's special forces have already been deployed to Russia en route to Ukraine, a number that could eventually rise to 10,000, according to Zelenskyy.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine . If confirmed, the move would bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West.