{"id":2385159,"date":"2024-12-31T18:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T23:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russians-appear-to-burn-faces-of-dead-north-koreans-are-things-this-desperate\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T18:21:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T23:21:56","slug":"russians-appear-to-burn-faces-of-dead-north-koreans-are-things-this-desperate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russians-appear-to-burn-faces-of-dead-north-koreans-are-things-this-desperate\/","title":{"rendered":"Russians Appear to Burn Faces of Dead North Koreans &#8211; Are Things This Desperate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussians-appear-to-burn-faces-of-dead-north-koreans-are-things-this-desperate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President \u200dVolodymyr Zelenskyy has reported that\u200c Russian soldiers are\u200d attempting too obscure the identities of deceased North Korean troops by burning their faces. These North Korean \u200dsoldiers, numbering between 11,000 and 12,000,\u200b were deployed to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">assist russian forces<\/a> in the conflict against Ukraine, notably in the kursk region. Recent statistics indicate that casualties among these troops are high, wiht at least 100 \u200breported dead and around 1,000 injured due to their inexperience in \u200cmodern \u200cwarfare tactics\u200d such as drone operations. Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying\u200c to hide these \u2064losses, asserting that Russian forces are not\u2063 only employing North Korean soldiers in combat but also taking measures to mask their\u2062 deaths from the public eye. North Korea has endorsed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-war-room-countering-investigations-into-biden-family-is-led-by-operatives-tied-to-ccp-influence-groups-george-soros\/\" title=\"Dems&#039; &quot;War Room&quot; Countering Investigations Into Biden Family Is Led By Operatives Tied To CCP Influence Groups, George Soros.\">military collaboration<\/a> with Russia,considering it beneficial in countering U.S.influence. \u2063However,the full extent \u2064of North Korean military \u200dcasualties remains unclear,and ther are concerns about Moscow&#8217;s \u2063deliberate lack of openness regarding these \u2064losses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Russian soldiers are reportedly burning the faces of dead North Korean troops who had fought for them against Ukraine, according to videos released by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/north-koreans-getting-picked-off-reality-existence-makes-unfit-modern-battlefield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Korea<\/a> is believed to have deployed over 10,000 troops to fight alongside their allies in the Kursk region of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian forces launched an incursion into the Russian territory in August in the war that is approaching its four-year mark, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-steps-up-attacks-near-ukraines-kurakhove-east-2024-09-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has since counterattacked and included North Korean troops on the front.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#127479;&#127482;&#127482;&#127462;Ukraine&rsquo;s Position in Russia&rsquo;s Kursk Continues to Crumble<\/p>\n<p>&#9642;&#65039;Pro-Ukrainian LIVE UA Map indicates Russian forces further reducing Ukraine&rsquo;s area of operation in Kursk;<\/p>\n<p>&#9642;&#65039;Ukraine&rsquo;s incursion into Russia compromised Ukraine&rsquo;s own line of defenses across the Donbass leading to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6J08WSkfPv\">pic.twitter.com\/6J08WSkfPv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian Berletic (@BrianJBerletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianJBerletic\/status\/1844271405753565251?\">October 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In early November, the Pentagon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/3955757\/pentagon-says-10k-north-korean-troops-in-kursk-oblast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that an estimated 11,000 to 12,000 North Korean troops had arrived in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2024\/12\/19\/north-korea-could-send-more-troops-to-ukraine-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegraph<\/a> reported in mid-December that at least 100 North Koreans had been killed in the fighting, according to South Korea&rsquo;s spy agency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Another 1,000 have been injured in the ongoing fight in Russia&rsquo;s Kursk region, after being deployed by Moscow, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) also claimed,&rdquo; the Telegraph said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The heavy losses were caused by North Korean soldiers&rsquo; lack of experience in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hayward-the-next-war-a-look-ahead-at-hypersonic-missiles-a-i-space-combat-and-bio-weapons\/\" title=\"Hayward \u2013 The Next War: A Look Ahead at Hypersonic Missiles, A.I., Space Combat, and Bio-Weapons\">drone warfare<\/a> and their unfamiliarity with open terrain, Lee Seong-kweun, a South Korean lawmaker, told journalists after attending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-nuclear-deal-talks-at-dead-end-biden-admin-tells-congress-in-classified-briefing\/\" title=\"Iran Nuclear Deal Talks at Dead End, Biden Admin Tells Congress in Classified Briefing\">closed-door briefing held<\/a> by the NIS,&rdquo; the outlet added.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of trying to hide the number of North Koreans being killed on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy released a video appearing to show &ldquo;Russian forces trying to conceal the presence of their North Korean counterparts, covering their faces with masks and using a campfire to burn the faces of the dead,&rdquo; the Telegraph said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Russia is not only involving North Korean soldiers in assaults against Ukrainian positions, but also trying to hide the losses of these people,&rdquo; Zelenskyy <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/24\/world-news\/zelensky-warns-north-korea-could-send-more-troops-to-russia-after-3000-killed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argued<\/a>, adding, &ldquo;The Russians are also trying to literally burn the faces of the killed North Korean soldiers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains images that some may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#10071;&#65039;Even after years of war, when it seems that there can be no more cynicism from the Russians, we still see something worse &mdash; Zelensky<\/p>\n<p>Russia is not only involving North Korean soldiers in assaults against Ukrainian positions, but also trying to hide the losses of these people.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NAs64ayOK0\">pic.twitter.com\/NAs64ayOK0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#129686;MilitaryNewsUA&#127482;&#127462; (@front_ukrainian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/front_ukrainian\/status\/1868781327228580278?\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>North Korea said earlier this month that its military alliance with Moscow is proving &ldquo;very effective&rdquo; in deterring the United States and its &ldquo;vassal forces,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/19\/world-news\/100-north-korean-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-as-russians-burn-faces-to-hide-ids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>No one knows how many North Koreans have died in the Ukraine war so far, and it appears Russia wants to keep it that way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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It is estimated that North Korea sent over 10,000 troops to support their allies in Russia&#8217;s Kursk region. In August, Ukrainian forces initiated an incursion into Russian territory amid a war nearing its four-year anniversary, according to Reuters. 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