mandag 17. februar 2025

Ukraine broadcasts appeal to North Korean soldiers to surrender

Ukrainian troops have begun broadcasting surrender appeals in Korean, assuring North Korean soldiers fighting in Kursk they will be treated humanely as prisoners of war, according to a Ukrainian activist group. The report comes after Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had requested a few thousands more troops from North Korea.

As many as 12,000 North Korean soldiers are in Russia to fight Ukrainian forces who occupied parts of the Kursk region in August, according to Ukraine and the United States, although neither Moscow nor Pyongyang has acknowledged their presence.

InformNapalm, an investigative group covering Russia’s war against Ukraine, shared a video of a broadcast on its Telegram channel, saying that Ukrainian forces started radio transmissions aimed at North Korean troops.