“The Ukrainian authorities and the military command did not confirm the capture of a soldier from the DPRK”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“It has been confirmed through an allied intelligence agency that a North Korean soldier captured alive on December 26 has just died due to deteriorating health,” the South Korean agency said in a statement.
On Friday morning, South Korean intelligence confirmed that the Ukrainian military captured a wounded North Korean soldier who was fighting on the side of Russia.
The Ukrainian site “Military” reported on the capture of a North Korean soldier in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
A photo of a captured North Korean soldier, who is believed to have been injured, was previously circulated on Telegram.
The Ukrainian authorities and the military command did not confirm the capture of a soldier from the DPRK.
Radio Svoboda’s editors have requested this information from the relevant Ukrainian agencies.
According to South Korean intelligence, at least 100 North Korean soldiers stationed in Russia were killed and another 1,000 were injured during battles with Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region.
A spokesman for the US Department of Defense said on December 19 that “several hundred North Korean forces have suffered casualties or several hundred casualties ranging from killed in action to wounded.”
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday, December 23, that Pyongyang is reportedly “preparing for the rotation or additional deployment of soldiers” and supplying “240 mm rocket launchers and 170 mm self-propelled artillery” to the Russian army.