North Korean soldiers' tragic fate highlighted in Ukraine conflict
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that the Ukrainian military captured heavily wounded soldiers from North Korea who later died from their injuries.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that the Ukrainian armed forces captured several heavily wounded soldiers from North Korea. Unfortunately, their injuries were so severe that they could not be saved.
Dramatic situation of soldiers
During an evening video address, Zelensky emphasized that North Korean troops fighting in Russia's Kursk region are suffering heavy losses. These soldiers are left unprotected by Russian forces. "Today there were reports about several soldiers from North Korea. Our soldiers managed to take them prisoner. Our soldiers managed to take them prisoner. But they were very seriously wounded and could not be resuscitated," said Zelensky.
Zelensky criticized dictatorships that send their citizens to fight in Europe. "This is one of the manifestations of the madness dictatorships are capable of. The Korean nation should not lose its people in the battles in Europe," he added.
US reaction
The US National Security Council spokesperson, John Kirby, stated that North Korean soldiers are taking their own lives instead of surrendering, fearing for the fate of their families. The US estimates the DPRK's losses at over a thousand killed and wounded in the past week. "It is clear that Russian and North Korean military leaders are treating these troops as expendable and ordering them on hopeless assaults against Ukrainian defenses. These North Korean soldiers appear to be highly indoctrinated, pushing attacks even when it is clear that those attacks are futile," said Kirby.
Over 10,000 North Korean soldiers were reportedly sent to Russia to support the Russian army. The Kremlin does not comment on this information, and North Korea has neither confirmed nor denied the presence of its troops on the front line in Ukraine.
