This occurred just days after thousands of North Korean soldiers reportedly arrived in russia, according to The Sun.
A severely wounded North Korean soldier, currently receiving treatment in a field hospital, said, "The russians sent us into an attack, but the Ukrainians covered us with artillery and drones."
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Describing the attack near Lyubimovka in the Kursk region, he added, "There were forty soldiers, and they all died. I am all alone here now; I have nothing left to lose."
The soldier explained that his brothers, Kim and Minho, were killed, and he survived by hiding under the bodies of fallen comrades. He claims they were initially told they would be guarding infrastructure, but instead, they were betrayed and sent on assault missions in the Kursk region.
"The russians provided us with nothing," he continued. "They sent us into an assault without prior reconnaissance, without ammunition, without adequate weapons."
Choe Son Hui, North Korea’s Foreign Minister, met with his russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on November 1, stating that Kim Jong Un had issued an order for the military to "invariably and powerfully support and provide assistance to the russian army in their holy war."
Following confirmation of North Korean troops on russian soil, several experts expressed doubts about their capabilities.
A senior Ukrainian commander commented, "This is an unreliable force. I can't think of anyone in the [Ukrainian military] who would worry about facing Kim Jong Un's troops on the zero line. I don't have any sympathy for the North Korean soldiers. Putin is just using them for the meat grinder."
He added that many North Koreans might abandon their positions and attempt to cross into South Korea. "If you were a North Korean, wouldn’t you do the same?" he asked.
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