Soldiers from North Korea are fighting on Russia's side. However, not all of them know why they are going to Ukraine. One North Korean soldier revealed what he had been promised to a South Korean newspaper.

Soldiers from North Korea are fighting on Russia's side. However, not all of them are aware of why they are going to Ukraine. A military member told a South Korean newspaper that he was unaware he would be involved in combat,

As reported by the Kyiv government-affiliated service UNITED24 Media, North Korean prisoners captured in January by the Ukrainian army have given their first interview to the media. They admitted they were unaware of the true reason for being sent to the Kursk region in Russia and were not properly trained.

Two North Korean prisoners of war have revealed that the officers running their battalion told them that South Koreans were operating the drones used in the war against Ukraine

The brutal and inhumane reality faced by North Korean soldiers has come to light following an interview with Ri, a 26-year-old North Korean sniper captured by Ukrainian forces after being deployed to Russia’s Kursk region.