Ukraine: First North Korean Soldier Taken Alive by Special Operations Forces (SOF) [View all]

(Declared captured soldier of the DPRK Photo: t.me/the_warshal18)

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) probably captured the first North Korean soldier of the war. The prisoner's photo was published in a closed Telegram channel t.me/the_warshal18.

"The SOF group conducted an operation to destroy the enemy in the Kursk direction.
In addition to the successful completion of the task, there were also trophies:
prisoners, including a mercenary from Korea, as well as an armored personnel carrier equipped with anti-cumulative protection."




President Volodomir Zelensky said “several” North Korean soldiers – badly wounded in fighting alongside Russian forces – have died after being captured by Ukrainian troops on the battlefield and he accused Moscow of having little regard for their survival.

North Korean soldiers are suffering major losses in Russia's Kursk region, he said. Zelensky also accused Moscow and North Korean “enforcers” of leaving the soldiers unprotected in battle and even executing fighters to prevent them from being captured alive.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported that about 1,100 North Korean special forces have been killed or injured in Russia since entering the war against Ukraine.

Capturing a North Korean soldier alive is an intelligence and propaganda victory for Kiev. The EPW will be medically treated and de-briefed by the Ukrainian intelligence services. Kiev will be interested in enemy numbers, morale, locations, leaders, training, and internal problems the North Korean soldiers are facing.

WARNING: Photos of North Korean corpses below:





Sources:

https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/syly-oborony-jmovirno-zahopyly-v-polon-pershogo-bijtsya-armiyi-kndr/

https://www.rferl.org/a/seoul-reports-first-north-korean-soldier-captured-by-ukraine/33254613.html