North Korean soldiers in Russia resort to suicide amid capture of first POWs by Ukraine

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North Korean soldiers warring successful Russia’s Kursk region against Ukrainian forces person begun resorting to drastic measures to evade capture, including suicide, a study by Reuters connected Tuesday said. 

Following a conflict this week, Ukrainian peculiar forces reportedly scoured the snowy terrain wherever much than a twelve North Korean soldiers laic slain earlier they came upon 1 who was inactive alive. The North Korean worker seemingly pulled retired a grenade and detonated it, sidesplitting himself, though without injuring the adjacent Ukrainian troops.

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The quality of the self-sacrificing tactics being employed came conscionable days aft Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that, for the archetypal time, 2 North Korean prisoners of warfare had been captured by Ukrainian forces.

Zelenskyy confirmed the seizure successful a Saturday code to the nation, saying "it was not easy" and claiming that North Korean and Russian forces seemingly "finish disconnected their wounded Korean" troops to forestall their capture.

Ukraine has repeatedly claimed that Russia has issued subject IDs to North Korean forces successful a determination to conceal grounds that overseas troops person entered the warfare successful enactment of Moscow, though Western nations, including the U.S., person confirmed for months Pyongyang’s deployment of forces to Russia.

As galore arsenic 12,000 North Korean soldiers person been deployed to Russia, an estimated 11,000 of whom person been stationed successful Kursk to fend disconnected Ukrainian advancement. 

Zelenskyy, arsenic good arsenic South Korean intelligence, person said North Korean troops successful Kursk person seen immoderate 3,000 casualties since they entered the combat successful mid-November.

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In a Sunday station connected X, Zelenskyy shared a video of the 2 captured North Korean soldiers receiving aesculapian attraction and being questioned astir what they knew earlier they recovered themselves embroiled successful the front-line-fight.

One of the soldiers said helium did not cognize helium was going to warfare against Ukraine to assistance Russia, and alternatively believed helium and his troops were being sent for grooming exercises. 

However, by Jan. 3, 1 of the soldiers recovered himself successful an progressive cognition and witnessed North Korean soldiers dying earlier helium hid successful a dugout for 2 days. He was recovered connected Jan. 5. 

Western quality has repeatedly suggested that North Korean troops are unprepared for the combat they person been thrown into, and Zelenskyy said connected Sunday, "It’s lone a substance of clip earlier our troops negociate to seizure others."

"Ukraine is acceptable to manus implicit Kim Jong Un’s soldiers to him if helium tin signifier their speech for our warriors who are being held captive successful Russia," Zelenskyy said.  "For those North Korean soldiers who bash not privation to return, determination whitethorn beryllium different options available."

Reuters contributed to this report.