North Korea is set to treble the number of its troops fighting for Russia along the front lines with Ukraine, sending an additional 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers to assist Moscow, according to an intelligence assessment from Ukrainian officials.

A Western intelligence source also confirmed the Ukrainian estimate, stating they had independently seen intelligence pointing to the possible deployment of up to 30,000 additional North Korean troops.

North Korea opened a massive beach resort on its east coast to the public, state-run media reported Wednesday, with Russian guests expected to start arriving next week.