Russia’s Hidden Hand: Exposing the Truth Behind North Korea’s First Military Casualty

An interview with Blue and Yellow representatives claimed the first engagement between North Korean troops
“Russia attacked with mortars as Ukrainian troops entered.”
“It also fell on a nearby camp where there were about 10 North Korean soldiers.”
“Evidence I saw visually”
Blue and Yellow provide drones to the Ukrainian army

A representative of a Ukrainian support group which claimed that the North Korean army was in the first battle with the Ukrainian army last month and was destroyed except for one, raised a new claim that the destruction of the North Korean army was caused by Russian artillery fire.

On the 3rd, this newspaper obtained detailed information about the first battle through a written interview with Jonas Oman, the head of Blue and Yellow, a Lithuanian non-profit organization (NGO) that supports Ukraine.

Oman’s representative said, “The incident refers to when Ukrainian troops attacked Russian positions in the Kursk region around October 25. When Ukrainian troops arrived at the positions, they were attacked by Russian mortars and several WIA He claimed, “Serious casualties occurred.”

“It was revealed that the artillery fire also hit a nearby site,” he said “Ukrainian soldiers who checked the site with a drone found dead soldiers with patches on their helmets, and when they got closer, they realized the patch was the patch North Korean flag “I found out,” he explained.

▲Jonas Oman (right), representative of Blue and Yellow, briefs with Kirillo Budanow, Director of the General Intelligence Service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, on March 31 (local time). Source: Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Service

When asked, ‘Does that mean the North Korean soldier was killed by the Russian army?’ he replied, “Yes. “It was friendly fire,” he replied again. This means that the North Korean army has been destroyed while the Russian army is shelling the Ukrainian army, which gives an insight into the low status of the North Korean army in the Ukraine war.

He also added, “It is estimated that there were about 10 North Korean soldiers in the camp at the time,” and “One North Korean soldier appeared to be alive, but his fate is unknown.”

The Oman representative emphasized, “The allegations regarding the first engagement are based on ‘grounds confirmed from the person’s own perspective.’ Blue and Yellow, which he leads, has maintained a close relationship with the Ukrainian military, providing support with drones, vehicles, and night vision goggles ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014. The Defense Intelligence Agency announced from under the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense also a statement of thanks to the representative of Oman in March.

▲ Russian soldiers fire at Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk on the 30th of last month (local time). Kursk (Russia) AP Yonhap News

When asked if there were additional battles after the first battle, he speculated, “There appear to be a number of minor skirmishes between North Korean forces and Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region.” However, regarding a recent video in which a person believed to be a North Korean soldier claims to have lost 40 comrades, he responded, “The only case I have evidence for is the one mentioned above. “

It is expected that the number of troops sent to North Korea will increase further than previously known. The Oman representative said, “It appears that North Korea is currently prepared to deploy approximately 100,000 troops,” and added, “I understand that Russia specifically has asked engineers to remove land mines.” He continued, “One of the main purposes of North Korea’s military deployment is to allow Russia to save its own elite air forces for future deep-level attacks,” adding, “They also plan to use North Korean troops for simple but dangerous. infantry missions.”