South Korean Intelligence estimates that 300 North Korean soldiers died in combat with Ukrainian troops

Seoul claims Pyongyang pressures its soldiers to commit suicide before being captured alive

Jan. 13 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The South Korean Intelligence agency has estimated this Monday at 300 North Korean soldiers killed and 2,700 wounded in combat against Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk, located near the border with Ukraine and the scene of a Ukrainian offensive since the beginning. of the month of August.

The South Korean Intelligence Service has shared this information with legislators during a closed-door meeting of the Parliamentary Intelligence Committee, as reported by the deputy of the ruling People’s Power Party (PPP) Lee Seong Kweun, in statements collected by the Yonhap news agency.

The agency has attributed the “massive casualties” of North Korean soldiers to their “lack of understanding of modern warfare,” including their “useless” act of shooting at long-range drones. In addition, Seoul has claimed that Pyongyang is pressuring its soldiers to commit suicide before being captured alive by Ukrainian troops.

Regarding the detention of two North Korean soldiers, who are now in a Ukrainian prison, the agency has pointed out that they worked for the general reconnaissance office, a North Korean military intelligence agency, and has stressed that they have not expressed his intention to go to South Korea.

The Ukrainian incursion into Kursk began in early August, in an unprecedented strategic shift by kyiv since the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, ordered in February 2022 to invade the neighboring country.