There are now almost 11,000 North Korean infantry troops training in eastern Russia, to fight in Ukraine, Kyiv's Defense Intelligence Directorate has said. This week has seen multiple reports about Moscow planning to use North Korean soldiers,

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine's president accused North Korea on Thursday of deploying officers alongside Russia and preparing to send thousands of troops to help Moscow's war effort, although NATO's chief said there was no evidence of Pyongyang's presence at this stage.

Ukraine claimed North Korea is sending soldiers to fight on the side of Russia in its war against Ukraine. Several Ukrainian sources have been claiming North Korean involvement in the war, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky making the accusation on Wednesday without providing specifics.