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North Korea to send 50,000 troops to Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky says | The Jerusalem Post

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North Korea to send 50,000 troops to Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky says | The Jerusalem Post

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  • currentsapi-gapfill(Mixed)By CORINNE BAUM

    There are approximately 50,000 North Korean troops waiting for deployment to Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X/Twitter on Saturday. “At first, we were talking about hundreds, then thousands, and now a decision has been made for 30,000 to 50,000 North Korea…

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