Russia wants to return the areas captured by Ukraine in its Kursk region – and soldiers from ally North Korea should help. The lives of these fighters are apparently irrelevant: dictator Kim Jong-un’s soldiers were ordered to blow themselves up in the event of an impending capture.
Kiev has two prisoners of war from North Korea under its control. The wounded fighters are being questioned in their hospital beds, according to the Guardian. Brutal details come to light: the soldiers are said to have been ordered to kill themselves rather than go into Ukrainian captivity.
3,000 North Korean soldiers dead or injured
“It is particularly noteworthy that memos found on deceased soldiers suggest that North Korean authorities pressured them to commit suicide or blow themselves up before they were captured,” said South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun in a Secret Service briefing. He said about 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 injured since North Korean soldiers were deployed to Russia late last year.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready for a prisoner swap, but there may be “other options” for the Russian ally’s fighters. “In particular, those who express the desire to bring peace closer by spreading the truth about this war in Korea will have this opportunity,” Zelensky said in a video message.
Soldiers didn’t even know they were going to war
The two prisoners didn’t even know they were going to war for Russia: one of the North Korean soldiers said his commanders told him it was “just training.” One of the North Koreans reportedly stated during an interrogation that he wanted to return to his home country, while the other preferred to stay in Ukraine. “If necessary” he would return to North Korea, he added.
The question is how the two would fare in their home country after photos of them in captivity went around the world. The families may also be in danger because they gave away too many details during the interrogations. According to the Guardian, it is also possible that South Korea will take in the two prisoners of war. Because Seoul has never recognized North Korea as a sovereign state, South Korea considers all North Koreans its citizens.
Source: Krone
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