Some 18 North Korean soldiers are believed to have deserted the Russian frontline, with Kremlin fighters reportedly searching for them.

The troops were deployed in Russia’s Kursk and Bryansk oblasts, about four miles from the border with Ukraine, when they deserted, the public broadcasting company of Ukraine, Suspilne, reported.

Intelligence officials cited by the broadcaster said the Russian military is searching for the North Korean soldiers, while commanders are trying to conceal the desertion from their higher-ups.

  • @elliot_crane
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    1752 minutes ago

    Fake signing up to commit war crimes in a sovereign nation and then use your deployment to escape the autocratic pariah state you lived in? Honestly that’s based af - good luck NK defectors!

  • @Carrolade
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    113 minutes ago

    Hm. Perhaps you don’t need to waste explosives on the N Koreans, just shell them with Choco-Pies, K-pop and notes that say any surrendering N Korean soldier will, after a brief interrogation, be given a plane ticket to S Korea.

  • @Maggoty
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    654 hours ago

    What Russia likes about North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine: Manpower!

    What North Korea likes about North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine: Money!

    What North Korean Soldiers like about North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine: Freedom!

  • Lung
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    173 hours ago

    Is it still called slavery if the farm is “very big” and the boss has nukes?

  • Annoyed_🦀
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    544 hours ago

    Lmao so their plan is basically to escape NK. Really hope their family is safe but then it’s a dictatorship…