Kim Jong Un sends North Korean women to fight as cannon fodder for Putin in Ukraine
Kim Jong Un has sent North Korean women to fight as cannon fodder for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.
Two of the female soldiers from North Korea were reportedly photographed in Zheleznogorsk in the Kursk region, which is partly occupied by Ukraine. The photo was widely shared online.
A Russian military trainer Oleg Tanasyuk who posted the photo wrote: “The sisters from Korea Wei and Lin – we call them Vera and Lida – have been serving with us for two weeks.” It is unclear why the Russians renamed them.
Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov reposted the photo of the Kim fighters and commented: “The Wei and Lin sisters from North Korea made the biggest mistake of their lives as part of the Russian occupation forces when they decided to go to Ukraine.
‘After all, the drone doesn’t care at all that they are now Vera and Lida…’
Some reports say Russia has been slower than expected in placing the North Koreans in cannon fodder positions on the notoriously brutal front lines, but they are expected to be deployed here.
It is currently believed that the two female soldiers are about 100 kilometers from the front line in the Kursk region.
GUR official Andriy Chernyak said North Korean forces are “probably not yet on the front line” but are “still contributing to the aggression… and the killings.”
Two of the female soldiers from North Korea are said to have been pictured in Zheleznogorsk in the Kursk region, which is partly occupied by Ukraine
Kim Jong Un’s special forces were seen here in Russia before being moved to the Kursk region
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024
The photo of the two soldiers emerged at the same time as reports that North Korean troops deployed in Russia had complained about their meager rations.
According to the military intelligence service of the Ukrainian GUR, the crisis was so serious that a Russian general was dispatched from St. Petersburg to resolve the problem.
‘Discontent among the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has increased [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] army soldiers are stationed in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation due to the insufficient amount of food,” the GUR said.
The Russian general apparently discovered that the North Korean fighters were malnourished.
“On the spot, the Russian general ordered the soldiers of the North Korean army to provide individual rations from the food reserves of the 11th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces.”
The GUR says more troops from ultra-repressive North Korea – particularly the 92nd and 94th Special Forces Brigades – are being deployed to the combat zone alongside Russian troops.
About 12,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, of which 2,000 have been deployed to combat zones so far, Chernya said during an interview with Radio Svoboda.
Chernyak said North Korean soldiers “continue to contribute to the aggression against Ukraine and the killing of Ukrainian soldiers,” the newspaper reported.
Footage shows North Korean troops undergoing training in eastern Russia before deploying with Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine
Clips showing Pyongyang’s soldiers in training camps in Russia have been widely circulated online
This comes after Putin gave North Korea more than 70 animals for the Pyongyang zoo, including bears, yaks, ducks and cockatoos, as a thank you to Kim Jong Un for sending thousands of his soldiers to fight in Ukraine.
In another sign of the countries’ growing relationship, the animals were flown to Pyongyang aboard a government plane, accompanied by officials and experts from the Moscow Zoo, the Russian government said on Wednesday – noting that the animals were “a gift from Vladimir Putin’ were. for the Korean people’.
‘Historically, animals have always played a special role in relations between states. They were given as a sign of support, kindness and care,” said Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov, who traveled with the animals.
The delivery included an African lion, two bears, two domestic yaks, 25 pheasants, 40 mandarin ducks and five white cockatoos, the statement said.
Footage shared by the Russian government showed a white cockatoo traveling in a crate and Kozlov being given a tour of the Korean zoo by local officials.