Russia burns face of fallen North Korean soldiers
Dec 17, 2024
|
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy even incinerates the faces of the dead to hide the identities of North Korean soldiers sent by Russia, according to Ukrainian media Kyiv Independent", he claimed, and released the related video.
President Zelensky also claimed that Russian forces were trying to keep the North Korean military's participation in the fighting a secret and that they were even using extreme tactics to disguise the identities of the dead North Korean soldiers.
The video showed a part of the object believed to be a dead body on fire, and a silhouette believed to be another person standing next to it. The video was accompanied by an English caption that read 'Russia hides its face even after the death of North Korean soldiers.
President Zelensky stressed that `there is no reason for North Korean soldiers to fight and die for President Putin.'
President Zelensky's remarks came after Ukraine's Military Intelligence Agency (HUR) and the U.S. Department of Defense announced on the 16th (local time) that North Korean troops operating with Russian forces in Kursk province suffered casualties.
Ukrainian military intelligence claimed at least 30 North Korean soldiers were killed or injured on the Kursk front.
bellho@sportschosun.com
