The North Korean soldiers who were supposed to be Putin’s ace in the hole are turning out to be the nail in the coffin of Russian regular troops. According to intelligence reports, the North Koreans shot dead eight Russians in the Kursk region, the media reported .
The language barrier between Russian and North Korean soldiers is causing numerous problems for Putin in his war against Ukraine. Already in October the same media reported how a North Korean unit was abandoned to its fate in the forest. As a result of Russian incompetence, Kim Jong Un’s soldiers abandoned their fighting positions and were found 60 kilometers from their original location.
Apparently, the Russians have not resolved communication problems with visitors from North Korea. Ukrainian soldiers told the outlet Kyiv Post that the “poor coordination” between the North Koreans and the Russians “is making their situation worse.” And it seems they were right, based on the events of December 14.
The Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) reported on its official channel on the Telegram platform that as a result of the misunderstanding eight soldiers of the army of the Chechen despot Ramzan Kadyrov died. The soldiers of the Akhmat units, fighting alongside Russia, reportedly died under “friendly fire.”
Despite this, Russian pressure does not cease. According to Ukrainian intelligence, about 200 soldiers fighting Russian and North Korean units died in Kursk that day alone.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated last Saturday that, according to his information, Russia has already begun to employ “a significant number” of North Korean soldiers in its assaults against the country in the Russian region of Kursk, where the Ukrainian Army is involved. a raid.
As Zelensky said in his daily message to Ukrainians, North Korean soldiers have only been employed in the Russian region so far and have already suffered “notable” losses. “The Russians include them in units and use them in operations in the Kursk region,” Zelensky reported in his message, published on his Telegram channel. However, Ukraine has information that Russia could use these forces also in other parts of the front line, the Ukrainian president said.
