Following the 2024 signing of a strategic partnership pact, North Korea has provided a range of support to Russia in its ongoing war with Ukraine. North Korea recently sent Russia 40 ballistic missiles. North Korea had previously provided Russia with 14,000 troops to fight alongside Russian troops in the Kursk region. Zelenskyy noted that Russia has already used some North Korean missiles against his country and said he would welcome assistance from South Korea. Reuters detailed that North Korea deployed a ballistic missile unit in Russia that could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers.