STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS | Published December 13, 2024
Ukraine is adapting an old tactic to counter a new enemy as revealed on Tuesday, Dec. 10, Kyiv is using psychological warfare in an effort to get North Korean troops fighting for Russia to surrender. The effort comes from its “I want to live” project, in which Ukrainian forces are producing leaflets and videos to push Pyongyang’s troops to surrender.
Ukrainian intelligence reportedly launched the project at the beginning of Russia’s invasion in 2022, and much of the work includes dropping flyers on the battlefield, which encourage Russian forces to give up the fight.
Kyiv claims 350 Russian soldiers have surrendered as part of the effort.
Now there are new leaflets written in Korean being dropped on the battlefields. The leaflets reportedly instruct Kim Jong Un’s forces on how to surrender by lying face down on the ground, holding up a white sheet or leaflet, and dropping their weapons.
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SOURCE: www.san.com
RELATED: Ukraine Targets North Korean Troops With Psychological Warfare
NEWSWEEK | Published December 13, 2024
The Ukrainian military is conducting psychological warfare against North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces, seeking to persuade them to surrender rather than needlessly lose their lives on the battlefield.
Euronews reported on Tuesday that under a project called “I Want to Live,” the Ukrainian military produced leaflets and videos to encourage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un‘s troops to surrender. Newsweek contacted the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries, as well as the North Korean embassy in Beijing, by email for comment outside of normal business hours.
North Korea, which is an ally of Russia, has reportedly deployed up to 12,000 soldiers to the western Russian region of Kursk, where Ukraine has seized some of the territory, to support Moscow’s war effort, according to South Korean, United States and Ukrainian intelligence.
While confirming the first North Korean troops had been killed in the conflict, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that they will be “cannon fodder.” This came after a Russian military blogger claimed that the “highly trained and motivated” forces were not being deployed for combat directly.
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SOURCE: www.newsweek.com
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