Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused North Korea of deploying officers in Russian-occupied territory and preparing to send as many as 12,000 soldiers to help Moscow's war effort.
An image released by South Korea's spy agency purports to show Kim Jong Un inspecting North Korean troops ahead of deployment to Russia.
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Neither Russia nor North Korea have commented on the alleged troop deployments.