Yuri Kobzar20:30, 11.01.25

Russia has begun to react to the successful capture of North Korean soldiers.

Defense Forces fighters captured two North Korean servicemen during fighting in the Kursk region. Russian propagandists said the Koreans were “stolen” from them.

The odious TV presenter of the channel “Russia-1” Olga Skabeeva responded to the news about the first successful capture of North Koreans. In particular, she stated that she does not understand at all why and how the Ukrainian army ended up in the Kursk region and what the Koreans have to do with it.

“The Ukrainian Armed Forces broke into Russian territory, are fighting in the Kursk region – they found (if true) and stole Koreans there, and now they are shouting: ‘The DPRK is fighting Ukraine.’ Idiots. And what is Ukraine doing in the Kursk region? And why is it stealing people?” wrote Skabeeva.

At the same time, the propagandist is clearly not embarrassed by the fact that it was the Russian army that was the first to break into Ukrainian territory without any reason and began to kill people, rob their homes, and destroy cities and villages.

North Korean prisoners

As UNIAN reported, at the end of December, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that several North Korean soldiers had been captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. But they were seriously wounded and could not be saved . 

Today Zelensky reported the successful capture of two more North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region. Although they too were already wounded when they fell into the hands of Ukrainian soldiers, this time they were rescued and delivered to Kyiv.

During interrogation, the Koreans told the well-known Russian tale that they were going to training exercises, but suddenly found themselves taking part in an assault on Ukrainian positions.

(c)UNIAN 2025