SSO "doubled" a group of North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region

As noted, while performing special tasks, SSO fighters engaged in a gun battle, during which they killed five servicemen of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Another eight opponents were eliminated using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

After the battle, the SSO fighters inspected the bodies and personal belongings of the North Korean soldiers. One of the eliminated soldiers was found to have:

• Automatic rifle with collimator sight,

• Chinese-Russian radio station "Azart",

• Drone detector,

• An ID that was different from the standard military ID.

The items found may indicate that this serviceman was an officer.

Among other things, the North Korean soldier had a letter of appeal to the party with him, the SSO added.

North Korean soldiers have become expendable material for Russia

White House spokesman John Kirby made a statement on this matter.

According to him, the Russian and North Korean dictators — Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un — view North Korean soldiers as "expendable material" and give them orders for "hopeless attacks on Ukrainian defense."

Kirby points out that these soldiers are "zombified" and insist on attacks even when it is clear that they are futile.

"We also have reports that North Korean soldiers are committing suicide rather than surrendering to Ukrainian forces, likely due to fear of reprisals against their families in North Korea if they are captured," said John Kirby.

He said that despite all the things the Russian military is giving these soldiers — "whether it's rifles, ammunition, artillery, backpacks, whatever they're doing there" — John Kirby hopes they're giving these commanders a large number of body bags because "they're definitely going to be needed."