Ryan Chan
The Ukrainian military is conducting psychological warfare against North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces, seeking to persuade them to surrender rather than needlessly lose their lives on the battlefield.
Euronews reported on Tuesday that under a project called "I Want to Live," the Ukrainian military produced leaflets and videos to encourage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's troops to surrender. Newsweek contacted the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries, as well as the North Korean embassy in Beijing, by email for comment outside of normal business hours.
North Korea, which is an ally of Russia, has reportedly deployed up to 12,000 soldiers to the western Russian region of Kursk, where Ukraine has seized some of the territory, to support Moscow's war effort, according to South Korean, United States and Ukrainian intelligence.
While confirming the first North Korean troops had been killed in the conflict, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that they will be "cannon fodder." This came after a Russian military blogger claimed that the "highly trained and motivated" forces were not being deployed for combat directly.
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