“The President called the North Korean military evidence that Putin has drawn the DPRK into aggression against Ukraine and teaches its modern war”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“It is there that they should feel what war is. And they feel. ”
Zelensky reported that today he awarded the crosses of combat merits of two participants of the Kursk operation. He thanked the Ukrainian military who were involved in Kurshchyna and “showed the world that we can act actively, unexpectedly and effectively in the conditions of limited resources.”
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“We find Russian bluff as bluff. We protect our cities – Sumy and Kharkiv. Significantly replenished the exchange fund – are hundreds and hundreds of Russian soldiers, which we exchange to return Ukrainians from captivity. We also have a captive and North Korea soldiers – now they are undergoing treatment, they were injured in battles. Severe wounds, ”Zelensky said.
He called the North Korean military evidence that Putin had drawn the DPRK into aggression against Ukraine and was teaching its modern war.
“This is a threat to everyone in Eastern Asia. And I am grateful to all partners who understand how important it is to stop Russia now – now that you do not have to fight in years, ”the President added.
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In January 2025, Ukraine announced the capture of two soldiers from North Korea in Kurshchyna.
The capture of two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation was also confirmed by the South Korea intelligence agency. The intelligence of the Republic of Korea quoted the words of one of the captured soldiers of the DPRK that “there were” significant “losses in Russia among the North Korean soldiers in Russia.” They also noted that one of the prisoners was left without food and water for four to five days before it was seized by Ukrainian forces.
In general, the losses of the DPRK are estimated by hundreds and even thousands of people, but there is no independent confirmation of this data.