The repercussions of the capture of two North Korean soldiers by Ukrainian troops continue. According to a statement from South Korea, North Korean soldiers fighting alongside the Russian army against Ukraine were told to “kill themselves rather than be captured alive.” Notes found on the dead soldiers revealed the oppressive orders of the Kim Jong-Un administration. (News: Derya Doğan)
“In addition to the first captured soldiers from North Korea, there will undoubtedly be more. “It is only a matter of time before our troops capture the others,” he wrote.
South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers that the two North Korean soldiers had not sought asylum in South Korea.
Zelenskiy announced on Saturday that Ukraine had captured two North Koreans in Russia’s Kursk region.
This is the first time Ukraine has captured North Korean soldiers alive since entering the nearly three-year war last fall It was his first statement on the subject.
According to assessments made in Ukraine and the West, it is known that around 11,000 soldiers from Russia’s ally North Korea are deployed in the Kursk region to support Moscow’s forces.
One of the men said through an interpreter that he did not know he was fighting against Ukraine and that he was told he was on a training exercise.
He said he hid in a bunker during the attack and was found a few days later. He stated that he would return to North Korea if ordered, but was prepared to remain in Ukraine if given the chance.
