In addition, the North Korean troops deployed there are systematically organizing and disseminating their battlefield experience and lessons learned, including how to respond to drone attacks by the Ukrainian military, which caused heavy damage.
The international human rights organization Human Rights Foundation (HRF) revealed through the North Korea-focused website NK Insider that it had found internal documents of North Korean troops deployed to Russia.
Lee Sun-min, director of the Korean branch of the HRF, told the US Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the 13th, "The foundation has been involved in various support activities related to Ukraine, and through this cooperation,
"We assisted Ukrainian special forces in their work, which led to the acquisition of the documents," he said, explaining, "They were compiled directly by soldiers on the battlefield and are important documents that provide insight into the internal situation of the North Korean military."
The document released by HRF, titled "94th Brigade Combat Experience and Lessons Learned," called for soldiers to maintain their mental strength in harsh battlefield conditions.
The document read, "We will sacrifice our lives to carry out the battle orders of our respected Comrade Supreme Commander.
He ran like a tiger on the battlefield, displaying his strong will, fighting spirit and self-sacrifice, terrorizing the enemy equipped with the latest weapons and liberating the Prekhov region."
He also emphasized, "All combatants are strong in ideology and beliefs, and if we prepare with a high fighting spirit, we can easily defeat even enemies equipped with modern weapons and equipment through our political, ideological and tactical superiority."
There are also signs of Ukrainian efforts to reduce the damage caused by drone attacks and artillery fire. The document states that "some fighters approached without considering enemy artillery and drone attacks, and took advantage of enemy bullets."
"There were about 10 cases in which both the victim and the receiver were injured or killed," he said. "In modern warfare, where reconnaissance and drone strikes are carried out in real time, it is necessary to disperse into combat groups (2-3 people) and take action.
"If we continue to use our military power, we will suffer heavy losses at the same time due to enemy drone and artillery strikes," the article said. It also pointed out that communication with Russia is not going smoothly.
In relation to this, the document states, "We evacuated wounded and injured personnel in cooperation with the Russian side, but the evacuation points were constantly changing due to the constantly changing battlefield.
The Russian side took over the evacuation organization, but the evacuation vehicles arrived about 10 hours later. There were also problems with the evacuation of wounded and sick people in a timely manner, resulting in combatants being killed during the evacuation.
"It seems that the North Korean military has learned a lot (through the war)," Lee said, but added, "Even if there are injuries and casualties,
"In any case, it requires us to go out into the battlefield and carry out our mission, but it forces us to make sacrifices to achieve our objectives," he said.
2025/01/14 11:45 KST
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