Capt. Lee Geun YouTube video capture
Former Captain Lee Geun, a YouTuber from the Ukrainian Special Troops (UDT) who announced his intention to participate in the Ukrainian Volunteer Army and headed to Ukraine, announced the news of his survival through social networking services (SNS). He refused to persuade the government to return home.
Former Captain Lee said on his Instagram account on the 14th, “I am alive. My crew have safely withdrawn from Ukraine. I am left alone. There will be no further news until the mission is complete.”
Earlier on the 13th, Russia’s defense ministry claimed that it had killed 180 foreign mercenaries in an attack on the Yavoriu training ground near the Polish border in Ukraine. Some netizens and media argued that “Lee Geun may have died” based on this news, but Lee did not admit that it was not true.
Lee Geun Instagram Capture
Then, through a new post on Instagram, former Captain Lee revealed that the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency sent a message persuading him to return to Korea saying, “If you tell me the location, I will request protection of overseas citizens.” I can’t go back to Korea now,” he said.
“The situation on the field is very serious right now, and if all the fighters withdraw, there will be no more left here,” he added. “I will do my best to help Ukraine.”
Regarding the claim that “Lee Geun and his party tried to re-enter Poland, but remains rejected by Poland” reported by Weekly Chosun on the basis of ‘government sources’, Lee said, “I never went near the border and broke up with the crew at the forefront.” retorted.
At a regular briefing held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 15th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Choi Young-sam answers questions related to former Captain Lee Geun, who entered Ukraine, a travel-banned area, saying that he would participate in the International Volunteer Army. yunhap news
At a briefing on the same day, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Choi Young-sam said, “There has been no official confirmation as to whether or not Korean nationals, who were recently confirmed to have entered Ukraine without permission, have re-entered Poland.”
The government has identified the identities of the group accompanying Lee, but it is said that it has not been officially confirmed whether or not they moved from Ukraine to another country, as revealed by the former captain.
Earlier on the 8th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the former Captain Lee and his party “entered Ukraine without prior permission from the government” and will take administrative sanctions and criminal prosecution procedures based on the passport law.
Hyun-woo In reporter inhyw@hankookilbo.com
One Response
What a joke. he’s already dead. Some is trying to make it look like he’s alive, so they save his face. The inevitable result is that he will no longer be returning, and he is dead.