North Koreans at the front: how they help the Russians in assaults

Captured Russians confirm that the North Korean military is fighting alongside them – living on the same bases, training and participating in combat operations. They go on the offensive first, and if the attack is successful, the Russians come in behind to secure their positions.

The senior officer of the communications department of the 80th separate amphibious assault brigade, senior sergeant Petro Haydashchuk, told about this on the air of the telethon, reports UNN.

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He noted that our military had to face the Koreans.

Our units did not succeed, for example, in capturing North Korean soldiers, but our paratroopers say that they had to face soldiers who do not speak Russian, but, in their opinion, Korean. Likewise, the numerous bodies of killed servicemen also make us think and come to the conclusion that they are probably Koreans. That is, this happens quite often, according to our paratroopers. We also captured Russians who told us that North Korean soldiers live with them, train at the same bases and take part in combat operations. That is, the task of the North Koreans is assault. They are the first to go, and in case of success, the Russian troops enter to consolidate and occupy the defense. But this is only if the actions of the North Koreans are successful

He added that the Russians are very dissatisfied with the fact that, for example, the North Koreans are better equipped, fed better and given more time for training, unlike the Russian contractors. According to Haydashchuk, the Koreans are fighting at the front.

If we take the first combat contacts with the Koreans, our units also note that the drones in the sky – our drones – were something unusual for them, they simply treated them neutrally, without any sense of danger or fear. At the beginning, they used the tactics of large waves of 40-50 people – they simply moved in the direction of our positions. Also, from time to time we see the use of tactics of small assault groups, which also try to attack us

He added that paratroopers from Ukrainian units note that, unlike Russians, Koreans are more disciplined. They do not panic under fire or when there are wounded in their assault group. They do not run away, but try to continue the assault, drag away the wounded and clearly transfer commands to each other on the battlefield, even despite the explosions and shooting around. This is clearly heard and remembered by Ukrainian fighters.

The situation in Kurshchyna Haydashchuk reported that the state of affairs in the area of ​​responsibility of the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of Galicia is such that active combat operations are taking place almost every day.

The enemy is trying to carry out assault actions to dislodge Ukrainian units from previously occupied positions. According to him, before the start of the Kursk operation and during its implementation, it was clear that the enemy had a great advantage in manpower, artillery and armored vehicles. He uses all this almost every day to push Ukrainian units out of their positions, but it is to no avail, as the Russians suffer heavy losses.

Haydashchuk also noted that as of the end of December 2024, the 80th brigade managed to destroy more than 5 thousand enemy personnel, including killed and wounded.

We will remind

A report by the American Institute for the Study of War says that the entire 12,000-strong contingent of North Korean troops currently stationed in Kursk Oblast could be killed or wounded in action by mid-April 2025.