Zelensky "killed and injured during battle of North Korean troops in western Russia"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said North Korean troops sent to western Russia were killed or wounded in fighting, Kyodo news agency reported.

President Zelenskyy said in an interview with Kyodo News on the 1st local time that he expects more North Korean troops to be deployed to the front line where Russian and Ukrainian forces are fighting.

However, Kyodo News did not mention the specific number of North Korean soldiers killed or injured.

Earlier, President Zelenskyy asked Western countries to support NATO membership for Ukraine's future.