Ca 200 ex-soldater som tidigare tjänstgjort i nordkoreanska armén och hoppat av till Sydkorea vill hjälpa Ukraina i striderna mot nordkoreaner.
North Korean defectors seek Ukraine deployment to wage psychological war on ex-comrades
The band of nearly 200 ex-soldiers aim to leverage their insider knowledge to turn the psychological tide against their former compatriots
A group of nearly 200 North Korean defectors living in South Korea is pushing to deploy to Ukraine so they can launch a psychological warfare campaign against their former comrades, now reportedly assembling in Russia.
Drawing on their military backgrounds, this band of ex-soldiers - each with seven to 10 years of military experience - aim to leverage their insider knowledge of North Korea's military to disrupt and demoralise the troops sent to fight in Ukraine, exploiting their psychological vulnerabilities.
Lee Min-bok, another key figure in the initiative, has taken his plea directly to the Ukrainian government. He has posted an open letter to Ukraine's embassy in Seoul, appealing to President Volodymyr Zelensky for permission to assist in rescuing North Korean soldiers, whom he described as "cannon fodder".
Two weeks ago, a video surfaced showing a Ukrainian tank firing at close range on a Russian armored personnel carrier from the 810th Brigade in the Kursk region. In the video, a 19-year-old crew member recounts how he was abandoned but later saved by Ukrainians.
En svensk man från Dalsland har dött under strid i Ukraina enligt uppgifter till P4 Väst. Mannen var frivilligsoldat och har deltagit i kriget mot Ryssland under lång tid.
Mannen var en erfaren soldat och åkte till Ukraina första gången 2022 efter att kriget startade i februari.
