Away from their shell of isolation, North Korean soldiers in Russia have gained unrestricted access to the internet and have been viewing pornography, reports Financial Times journalist Gideon Rachman.
“A usually reliable source tells me that the North Korean soldiers who have deployed to Russia have never had unfettered access to the internet before. As a result, they are gorging on pornography,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov confirmed in an interview with South Korean outlet KBS on Nov. 5 that Ukrainian forces had engaged in combat with North Korean soldiers for the first time.
However, he clarified that these were not large-scale operations but a series of small skirmishes, while not specifying where the fighting took place.
“Can these skirmishes be considered the official start of North Korea’s involvement in the war? Yes, I believe so. They were clashes,” Umerov said.
Earlier, it was reported that a group of 200 North Korean military defectors currently residing in South Korea are seeking relocation to Ukraine to engage in psychological warfare against their former comrades.
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