18 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia abandon their troops due to lack of food... and are captured by Russian troops

Eighteen North Korean soldiers from the Buryat Battalion, which was deployed to Russia, which is at war with Ukraine, but left their posts without permission, were reportedly captured and detained by Russian forces.
On the 21st (local time), Kiwi Independent and Ukrainian media quoted Ukrainian military and security sources as saying, "They were deployed on the Russian mainland for operations, but their place of work was changed.
"18 North Korean soldiers who are believed to have defected were captured and detained," the report said. According to the report, Russian authorities announced on the 16th that they had been arrested in Komaritch, Bryansk Oblast, Russia, 60 km from the defection point.
Earlier, Ukrainian media reported that 18 North Korean soldiers had defected from the unit at the border between Kursk and Bryansk oblasts, 7 km from the Ukrainian border.
According to media reports, about 40 North Korean military instructors and 50 Russian soldiers were stationed in the area. At the time, the North Korean military was training them on how to use "balloons" for military purposes, while the Russian military was training them on how to use "balloons" for military purposes.
They taught each other modern infantry combat tactics. The problem arose after the training ended. The source said, "After the training, the North Koreans were not given food rations and were forced to stay in the forest for several days without any instructions.
"They were left alone, and some of them left their posts to search for the Russian military command," he said. Meanwhile, the National Intelligence Service said that North Korean special forces troops had begun moving to Russia on the 8th.
On the same day, First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Hong-ki-yoon met with Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev and conveyed the South Korean government's firm stance on North Korea's recent deployment of troops to Russia.
He also strongly called for the immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops and an end to illegal military cooperation between Russia and North Korea. In response, Russian media outlet TASS reported that Ambassador Zinoviev said, "North Korea's cooperation with Russia is a threat to South Korea.
A Kremlin spokesman also stated, "The cooperation between Russia and North Korea is not aimed at a third country."