Russian prisoners of war captured by Ukrainian forces complained about the lack of discipline and professionalism of North Korean troops dispatched to fight in the conflict, video footage of their interrogation shows.
The videos, published by media outlet RBC-Ukraine shows two Russian soldiers explaining how the North Koreans were “reckless.”
One of the soldiers explained how the North Koreans opened fire on approaching Russians, and how they even shot at other North Koreans.
“They say that they’re headless, that they don’t care where to go and how they go,” he said. “Insane guys.”
The other soldier said that North Koreans fire indiscriminately at any and all drones.
“To be honest, the farther away from the Koreans, the calmer it is...,” he said. “They shoot at ... anything that flies. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Russian or Ukrainian (drone).”
The soldiers also said that North Korean troops are better equipped than they were, with the first saying that they had newer weapons and they were better fed than their Russian counterparts.
“I know they eat well,” he said. “If they eat raw smoked sausage, the most delicious thing we ate in the dining room was buckwheat porridge.”
The video footage of the two prisoners, if legitimate, would be yet another example of evidence that North Korea is helping Russia in its war in Ukraine, which Pyongyang and Moscow have not outwardly confirmed.