Fighting in eastern Ukraine: North Korean soldiers under pressure!

In the vicinity of the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrowsk, the most serious fights are currently breaking. According to a management report of the General Staff in Kiev, Russian troops have undertaken a total of 50 storm runs against the Ukrainian lines of defense. The losses on the Russian side are considerable: last day there were 376 fallen soldiers, including 184 deaths. However, these numbers cannot be checked independently.

In an adaptation of their strategy, the Russian troops try to avoid Pokrowsk to block the supply routes. A possible success in this offensive could open the way to Pawlohrad and Dnipro for the Russian military. Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj has also announced that Ukraine is expecting other North Korean prisoners of war. According to him, the Russian army is dependent on military support from North Korea. Kiev is ready to hand over North Korean prisoners to Kim Jong Un, provided that he expires Ukrainian prisoners of war in return.

North Korean soldiers involved in the conflict

The situation around North Korean soldiers is tense. For the first time, a North Korean soldier in Ukrainian captivity is said to have advised, as reported to the Tagesschau . A seriously injured soldier was shown in social networks, his death became known one day after capture due to his injuries.

The soldier was in action in the Russian area of ​​Kursk, where North Korean military military people are supposed to support Russia in the war of attack. It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers in use. A security expert said that these soldiers were poorly prepared for their use and how "human material" would be treated. The losses are high for the North Korean troops; President Selenskyj reported of over 3,000 wounded or killed.

In addition to the fights in Pokrowsk, the Ukrainian population in other parts of the country will continue to suffer from the consequences of Russian attacks. A Russian drone attack in Cherson seriously injured a man, who suffered bruises, a shin break and Schrapnellwounds. Another attack led to a failure of the power and district heating supply for almost 23,000 households, which are now dependent on repair teams. The Russian attacks are increasingly aimed at the energetic infrastructure of Ukraine in order to put the civilian population under pressure.