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Kim Jong Un has sent North Korean women to fight as cannon fodder for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.
Two of the female soldiers from North Korea were allegedly pictured in Zheleznogorsk in Kursk region, which is partially occupied by Ukraine. The picture was widely shared online.
A Russian military trainer Oleg Tanasyuk who posted the picture wrote: 'Sisters from Korea Wei and Lin - we call them Vera and Lida - have been serving with us for two weeks already.' It is unclear why the Russians renamed them.
Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov reposted the picture of the Kim fighters and commented: 'Sisters Wei and Lin from North Korea made the biggest mistake of their lives as part of the Russian occupation forces when they decided to go to Ukraine.
'After all, the drone will not care at all that they are now Vera and Lida…'
Some accounts say that Russia has been slower than expected in putting the North Koreans into cannon fodder positions on its notoriously brutal frontlines, but they are expected to be deployed here.
For now, the two female soldiers are believed to be some 62 miles miles from the Kursk region frontline.
GUR official Andriy Chernyak said the North Korean forces are 'likely not on the front lines' yet but 'still contribute to the aggression… and killing'.
Two of the female soldiers from North Korea were allegedly pictured in Zheleznogorsk in Kursk region, which is partially occupied by Ukraine
Kim Jong Un's special forces seen here in Russia before being moved Kursk region
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024
The picture of the two soldiers emerged at the same time as reports that North Korean troops deployed to Russia have complained about their meagre rations.
The crisis was so bad that a Russian General was dispatched from St Petersburg to solve the problem, according to Ukraine's GUR military intelligence.
'Discontent has grown among the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] army soldiers stationed in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation due to the insufficient amount of food provided,' said the GUR.
The Russian general evidently found the North Korean fighters were being underfed.
'On the spot, the Russian general ordered the DPRK army soldiers to be given individual rations from the food reserves of the 11th separate airborne assault brigade of the Russian Armed Forces.'
The GUR says more troops from ultra-repressive North Korea - notably the 92nd and 94th special forces brigades - are being deployed with Russian forces in the battle zone.
Some 12,000 North Korean forces are in Russia, with 2,000 so far deployed in combat zones, said Chernya during an interview with Radio Svoboda.
Chernyak said the North Korean soldiers 'still contribute to the aggression against Ukraine and the killing of Ukrainian service members,' the newspaper said.
Footage purportedly shows North Korean troops in eastern Russia undergoing training ahead of deployment with Vladimir Putin's forces in Ukraine
Clips purporting to show Pyongyang's soldiers at training camps in Russia have been widely circulated online
This comes after Putin gifted North Korea more than 70 animals for the Pyongyang Zoo, including bears, yaks, ducks and cockatoos as a thank you to Kim Jong Un for sending thousands of his soldiers to fight in Ukraine.
In another sign of the growing relationship between the countries, the animals were flown to Pyongyang aboard a government plane, escorted by officials and experts from the Moscow Zoo, the Russian government said on Wednesday - noting that the animals were 'a gift from Vladimir Putin to the Korean people'.
'Historically, animals always have played a special role in relations between states. They have been given as a sign of support, kindness and care,' Russia's Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov, who traveled with the animals, said.
The delivery included an African lion, two bears, two domestic yaks, 25 pheasants, 40 mandarin ducks and five white cockatoos, the statement said.
Images shared by the Russian government revealed a white cockatoo travelling in a crate and Kozlov receiving a tour of the Korean zoo from local officials.
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