A video circulating on social media platforms X and Telegram purports to point out an interview with a North Korean soldier who fought within the Battle of Kursk in Russia, claiming to be the one survivor of a small unit of 40 North Korean troopers. A number of sources are sharing the video, however BulgarianMilitary.com can’t independently confirm its authenticity or the story of the alleged interviewee.
Some social media accounts label this video as propaganda, suggesting it’s fabricated, whereas others argue it’s real, claiming they’ll determine the North Korean dialect spoken by the supposed survivor. Within the meantime, the Korean information website n.information.naver.com has revealed a report concerning the video in Korean.
The video encompasses a man with seen facial accidents mendacity in a hospital mattress. His speech is terse and fragmented, with English subtitles offered. In response to these subtitles, a unit of 40 North Korean troopers was left below heavy Ukrainian artillery and drone hearth within the Kursk area. The wounded soldier states, “The Russian navy lied to us, saying we wouldn’t be attacked [if we stayed in protected areas]… and that we’d by no means be deployed to the entrance strains.”
The soldier additional claims, “But, the Russian military recklessly compelled us into the offensive throughout the Battle of Kursk. They didn’t conduct any reconnaissance earlier than the assault and left us with out weapons to defend ourselves.” He recounts, “When Ukraine launched its assault… they started their assault” and provides, “There have been 40 of us, together with my associates Hyeok-cheol and Gyeong-hwan, they usually have been all killed.” The North Korean soldier additionally describes, “A Russian soldier’s head was blown off by shrapnel… I survived solely by hiding beneath the our bodies of my fallen comrades.”
The subtitles reveal extra of the story: “I’d heard tales of the Liberation Battle from my grandfather, however nothing like this. In actuality, we… our comrades have been handled as fodder, sacrificed.” The soldier continues, “The Ukrainian troopers are well-armed with the most recent weapons and extremely motivated… Then again, the Russian military has suffered heavy gear losses and is deploying troopers like us recklessly within the offensive.” He displays, “That is actually the evil of this world.”
He provides, “I noticed mountains of Russian troopers’ our bodies with my very own eyes, in addition to destroyed defensive positions,” concluding, “Putin will lose this warfare.”
In the meantime, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that, as of but, North Korean forces in Russia haven’t confronted Ukrainian troops, nor have they been engaged in battle. President Zelensky said, “To this date, North Korean forces haven’t participated in fight. They’re getting ready to hitch the combat [in Kursk],” dismissing media experiences that North Korean and Ukrainian forces had already clashed and that North Korean troopers had died in battle.
He additionally refuted a CNN report claiming that some North Korean troopers had crossed into Ukraine, calling it false. Nonetheless, he warned that clashes might quickly grow to be a actuality. President Zelensky stated, “Not but, but it surely looks as if this problem will come up in days, not months.”
In an earlier report, Jonas Ohman, a consultant from the Lithuanian non-profit group Blue-Yellow, informed the native media LRT on October 28, “The primary visible contact between the Ukrainian navy models we assist and North Korean troops occurred in Kursk on October 25.” He added, “So far as I do know, the entire North Korean troopers have been killed apart from one.”
Ohman additionally pointed to a concept of identification concealment, revealing that the lone North Korean survivor was reportedly discovered with Buryat identification paperwork.
On October 31, a pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel launched a short clip of the only real surviving North Korean soldier, captioning it, “That is the results of North Korean troops getting into Kursk.” Within the video, the soldier’s North Korean accent is clearly audible in his speech.
North Korean troops reportedly arrived in Russia in late 2024, with media shops suggesting that Russia sought assist from North Korea because it confronted heavy losses in Ukraine. Studies point out that North Korea has despatched troops to help Russia, regardless of worldwide opposition and widespread condemnation of North Korea’s involvement in international conflicts.
U.S. intelligence sources have been intently monitoring these developments, citing considerations that North Korean forces might intensify the continued battle. Analysts imagine that if confirmed, North Korea’s involvement in Russia’s warfare towards Ukraine would considerably alter regional dynamics, escalating tensions and presumably prompting additional worldwide sanctions towards North Korea and Russia alike.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On February 21, 2022, Russia said that its border facility was attacked by Ukrainian forces, ensuing within the deaths of 5 Ukrainian fighters. Nonetheless, Ukraine shortly dismissed these allegations, labeling them as ‘false flags’.
In a notable transfer on the identical day, Russia introduced it formally acknowledged the self-proclaimed areas of DPR and LPR. Apparently, based on Russian President Putin, this recognition coated all of the Ukrainian areas. Following this declaration, Putin despatched a battalion of Russia’s navy forces, tanks included, into these areas.
Quick ahead to February 24, 2022, international headlines have been dominated by a important incident. Putin commanded a forceful navy assault on Ukraine. Led by Russia’s spectacular Armed Forces positioned on the Ukrainian border, this assault wasn’t spontaneous however a premeditated motion. Regardless of the circumstances resembling a warfare, the Russian authorities refrains from utilizing this time period. They’d somewhat consult with it as a “particular navy operation”.
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