At least 10,000 North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia’s Kursk region, according to estimates from Ukraine and the U.S., as President Volodymyr Zelensky raises alarm over the DPRK threat and the lack of response from the West.

The Ukrainian leader said in a video message on Monday that as many as 11,000 DPRK soldiers have reached Kursk, citing reports from his intelligence services.

But the growing presence of North Korean troops hasn’t resulted in “an increase in our partners’ response, unfortunately,” he lamented.

After the DPRK’s launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missilelast week, Zelensky said Kyiv can