Ukraine: First North Korean Soldier Taken Alive by Special Operations Forces (SOF)

[C0RI0LANUS]

(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

[Lovie777]

1. NK don't care.................

just like Putin. It's A grinder.

[mitch96]

11. Kim is probably glad that he has less mouths to feed and got perks from ruzzia...nt

[Pachamama]

2. I hope the protocols of POW are being followed by Ukraine

Not so sure displaying photos like this are under those protocols- but this seems to be a photo some soldier posted on Telegram.

My guess is that the North Korean soldiers may be happy to taken alive by Ukraine.

[cloudbase]

3. He looks to be severely underfed, and looks at least twice his actual age.

He's got a thousand yard stare several times over.

Being captured will be the highlight of his life.

Side note: The operations manager of a company I worked for in the '80s-'90s was an Italian fighter pilot during WW2. He said that being shot down and taken prisoner was one of the better things that happened to him. Aircraft maintenance wasn't a high priority.

[C0RI0LANUS]

5. I believe that story about the Italian military pilot happy to be caught and out of the war. Remember Yossarian?

[cloudbase]

6. Yep.

Been a long time since I've seen it, though.

[C0RI0LANUS]

7. 30 years later Joseph Heller wrote a sequel called "Closing Time."

[Walleye]

8. I've never read that, are some of the same characters in this book as Catch-22

[C0RI0LANUS]

9. Hi Walleye: Yes, a few of them are in the sequel. I'm going to go thru my library and see if I still have it.

[Walleye]

10. Thanks looks pretty interesting, I really enjoyed the original years ago

[C0RI0LANUS]

4. Great points about protocol. These photos seem to be unofficial releases thru friendly channels.

The Ukrainian GUR immediately established a PSYOP program when the North Koreans entered the fray. Kiev wants to demoralize the Norks and induce surrenders. This EPW will become a propaganda tool who will broadcast messages to his friends over the radio, internet, and loudspeakers.

Below is a surrender leaflet dropped on the Norks: