"Don't die. Give up".Ukraine's psychological warfare in full swing

2025.01.13. AM 09:31
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Ukraine is said to continue to focus on psychological warfare against North Korean soldiers deployed to the battlefield at a time when North Korean prisoners have begun to emerge from the Kursk region of Russia.

Attention is focusing on whether the Russian military will be able to attract large-scale defection as intended amid a surge in deaths with an appeal not to fall as a "bullet in hand" following the command of the Russian military.

The British Daily Mail reported on the 12th that the Ukrainian military has announced that it is spraying leaflets from the air encouraging North Korean soldiers to surrender.

According to reports, leaflets sprayed on North Korean positions said, "Don't die meaninglessly! Surrender is the way to live."

It did not say in what language the leaflets were written in.

Ukraine has been conducting psychological warfare against North Korean troops since they were confirmed to be dispatched.

The intelligence bureau of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has posted a message on the Telegram channel "I Want to Live" that recommends surrender in Korean, and has also sprayed Korean leaflets with methods of surrender on the front lines where North Korean troops are deployed.

Ukraine's decision to spray leaflets in the air this time is believed to have taken advantage of the North Korean military's fear of drones.

The pro-Ukrainian international civic group "Inform Napalm," which monitors Russian military activities, says the North Korean military is afraid of Ukraine's "first-person view drone" (FPV).

In the process of retaking Kursk, Russia, which is occupied by Ukraine, the North Korean military is helplessly attacked by drones on land without concealment and cover-up.

InformNapham claimed that North Korean troops were harming Russian civilians in Kursk to cover up.

InformNapham explained that the North Korean military is driving Russian locals out of their homes to hide and using their homes as shelters.

Some are also seen hiding without fighting.

Ukraine believes that more than 11,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to the battlefield, and 4,000 of them have been killed or injured so far.

The Russian military has been caught continuing its tactical infantry advance due to the use of North Korean soldiers as bullet supporters.

Ukrainian military media outlet Militarni cited a video released by InformNapham and said a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone found 20 more North Korean soldiers killed in the Kursk region.

They are believed to have been killed during an attack on the Kruglenkoye area.

InformNapham pointed out that the video is evidence that Russia is actually using the North Korean military as a "bullet-eater" by putting it ahead of its own units.

Casualties continue to emerge while the North Korean military has also been caught trying to hide its dispatch by using identification cards disguised as Russian names.

The identification card of the North Korean soldier's death released by the Ukrainian Special Forces (SOF) last month marked the country of birth as the Republic of Tuba and Russian names were written on one side, but there were names Ban Kook-jin, Ri Dae-hyuk and Cho Chul-ho.

North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine testified that they knew that sending troops to Russia was a special drill, not a battle, and some speculated that they were deceived to go to the battlefield.




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