“The American edition of The New York Times, with reference to officials of Ukraine and the United States, that military DPRK, who was fighting on the side of Russia against Ukraine, was withdrawn from the front line in the Kursk region after they suffered heavy losses.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
The American edition of The New York Times, with reference to officials of Ukraine and the United States, that military DPRK, who was fighting on the side of Russia against Ukraine, was withdrawn from the front line in the Kursk region after they suffered heavy losses.
Source: The New York Times
Literally: “North Korean troops aimed at supporting the Russian forces trying to repel the Ukrainian offensive within the borders of Russia have not been noticed at the front for about two weeks, officials reported after they were asked to remain anonymous to discuss sensitive military and intelligence issues.”
Details: It is noted that in November 11,000 soldiers from North Korea arrived in Russia. But, according to the Commander of the Armed Forces Alexander Sirsky, their number has halved in 3 months.
According to an unnamed Ukrainian official, disorganization in the ranks of the North Koreans and the lack of cohesion with the Russian units quickly led to losses.
According to the publication with reference to sources among officials and military, from the moment of arrival on the battlefield, the North Korean soldiers were left to the same way, moving with a small amount of armored vehicles and rarely stopping to regroup or retreat.
“Many soldiers are one of the best trained forces of special operations of North Korea, but the Russians seem to have used them as infantry, sending waves through fields littered with mines to mow strong Ukrainian fire,” the article reads.
The publication, citing American officials, writes that the decision to remove the North Korean troops from the front line may not be final. According to them, it is possible that the North Koreans can return after additional preparation or after the Russians come up with new ways of deploying them to avoid such heavy losses.
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What was before:
- On January 9, President Volodymyr Zelensky, at the 25th meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, reported that the losses of military people from North Korea, who are fighting against Ukraine, were 4,000 wounded and killed.
- On January 13, the South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing intelligence, reported that at least 300 North Korean soldiers were killed and another 2,700 were injured in the war against Ukraine.
- On January 23, analysts of the Institute of War (ISW) indicated that the new deployment of North Korean military will retain the current rates of infantry attacks in the Kursk region, but new groups of DPRK soldiers will suffer no less losses that can reach from 30 to 45 thousand killed and injured.