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Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims North Korean troops are used as human shields
Pyongyang has deployed a contingent of at least 11,000 troops to Russia, most of whom are fighting in the Russian region of Kursk, where some areas remain under Ukrainian control following a surprise offensive last summer.
In his daily address, the Ukrainian president stated that North Korea has suffered heavy casualties and criticized Moscow’s tactics as inhumane.
He said: “They are suffering heavy losses, and it’s evident that the Russian military and their North Korean overseers have no interest in these soldiers’ survival. Everything is done in a way to prevent these North Koreans from being captured by us — their own side finishes them off; there are such facts. Moreover, Russians send them into assaults with minimal protection.”
Volodymyr Zelenskyy also reported that Ukrainian forces had captured several North Korean soldiers, who ultimately succumbed to their injuries.
