SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.

Russia preparing to receive another 30,000 N. Korean troops for Ukraine war: Zelenskyy

SEOUL -- Russia is preparing to bring in an additional 30,000 North Korean troops to its war against Ukraine, with Pyongyang also planning to send more missile launchers to Moscow to support the war effort, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Zelenskyy made the remarks in an X posting summarizing his nightly video address, saying that Moscow has been preparing since last month to deploy the troops to a border region in the southwest.

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• Police drop underage dating charge against actor Kim Soo-hyun
• Fans, celebrities support BTS' Grammy boycott
• S. Korea formally completes development of homegrown KF-21 fighter jet
• S. Korea in talks with U.S. military over air base access following white phosphorus leak: sources

• BTS' 'Arirang' returns to top 10 on Billboard 200

• S. Korea formally completes development of homegrown KF-21 fighter jet

• Police drop underage dating charge against actor Kim Soo-hyun
• Fans, celebrities support BTS' Grammy boycott
• S. Korea in talks with U.S. military over air base access following white phosphorus leak: sources

• (3rd LD) SK Group chairman ordered to pay 944 bln won in asset division to ex-wife

• Fans, celebrities support BTS' Grammy boycott

• Police drop underage dating charge against actor Kim Soo-hyun
• (2nd LD) U.S. military drone flies over inter-Korean border area, prompts civilian evacuation
• U.S. mulling US$100,000 fee for foreign students hoping to work after graduation: WSJ
• S. Korea in talks with U.S. military over air base access following white phosphorus leak: sources