South Korean intelligence cited information from “friendly countries” in its announcement about the soldier's death.
“Through intelligence services of friendly countries, we have confirmed that a North Korean soldier who was captured alive on December 26th has recently died. The condition of his wounds has worsened,” it was reported on Friday.
The announcement came shortly after media reported that a North Korean soldier had been captured in Ukraine. Ukrainian military news agency Militarny and AFP also reported on the matter on Thursday. According to reports, the capture took place during an operation in the Kursk region of Russia's Western Front.
“If this information is confirmed, it will be the first time that Ukraine has detained North Korean soldiers participating in combat,” the military agency said at the time.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the soldier's death on Friday night. He reported that Ukraine had captured several South Koreans, but “their wounds were too severe to save them.”
War in Ukraine. North Korean soldiers suffer losses on the front line
North Korea's military has suffered heavy casualties on the Ukrainian and Russian fronts, with thousands of soldiers killed and wounded last week in Russia's Kursk region alone, White House Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters Friday. told.
As highlighted by Reuters, this number is significantly higher than what US officials had previously reported.
“It is clear that the military leaders of Russia and North Korea treat these forces as expendable and are ordering them to launch a desperate attack on Ukraine's defenses,” Kirby said. He described the attack as a “massive attack.”
North Korea's mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and Russia's mission to the United Nations also declined to comment.
Source: Yonhap News, Reuters
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