Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims Russian forces are burning the faces of slain North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine. The allegations come amidst reports of significant North Korean casualties near Kursk.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has alleged that Russia n troops are burning the faces of North Korea n soldiers killed in battle in a new post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Zelensky wrote about Russia n efforts to conceal the presence of soldiers from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Russia , including a video highlighting the alleged practice of burning slain soldiers' faces. Newsweek has been unable to independently verify the video or Zelensky's allegations.
Newsweek reached out to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the North Korean embassy in the U.K. and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for comment via email. With increasing losses of Russian troops, North Korean soldiers have joined the fight in the war with Ukraine, particularly along the front lines in the Russian region of Kursk, where Kyiv launched an incursion in early August. When initially reporting the loss of North Korean soldiers in Kursk, Ukraine's military spy agency wrote: 'Due to the losses, the assault groups are being replenished with fresh personnel, in particular from the 94th separate brigade of the DPRK army, to continue active combat operations in Kursk region.' The face burning allegation comes as Ukraine reported that at least 30 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were killed near the villages of Plekhovo, Vorozhba and Martynovka in the Kursk region over the weekend, according to Reuters. Ukraine previously said that an estimated 11,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed to Kursk to fight alongside Moscow's forces. On Monday Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder said: 'We do assess that North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat in Kursk... we do have indications that they have suffered casualties, both killed and wounded.' Russia has not confirmed or denied the presence of DPRK soldiers, and Pyongyang initially denied the reports of troop deployment, calling them 'fake news'
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