Amid the ongoing revelations of North Korean troop deployment in support of Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine, a propaganda poster containing a significant mistake has caused confusion among Ukrainian netizens. The poster, which bore the slogan “Behead South Korean Soldiers,” mistakenly targeted South Korea instead of North Korea, sparking controversy.
On Saturday, a Ukrainian social media account called Ukrainian Onslaught (@ukrnastup) shared the poster on X (formerly Twitter). Known for sharing memes supporting Ukraine’s victory, the account posted an image that mistakenly called for violence against South Korean soldiers. The poster featured a North Korean soldier standing over a map with Kyiv marked and a Ukrainian soldier holding a weapon to the North Korean soldier’s neck. Above the scene, the phrase “South Korean Soldier, We Will Behead You” appeared in Korean.
The North Korean soldier in the poster appeared terrified and bleeding, while goggles and a mask obscured the Ukrainian soldier’s face. To the left of the image, another Korean phrase read, “You Will Die Here, We Will Not Listen to You, You Will Not Be Saved.” The image seems intended to criticize North Korea’s deployment of troops to Russia, as confirmed by intelligence agencies, but the poster confused South Korea with North Korea.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security, under the Ministry of Culture, released a video showing what they claimed to be North Korean soldiers preparing for deployment to Ukraine at the Sergeyevsky Training Center in Russia’s Primorsky Krai. The video depicts Asian soldiers lined up to receive supplies from Russian military personnel, reportedly gearing up for deployment to the frontlines in Ukraine.
The audio in the video includes voices with distinct North Korean accents saying phrases like, “Don’t cross over” and “Come out, hey.” However, the video cannot be objectively verified as depicting North Korean soldiers training in Russia.
CNN reported through SPRAVDI that they obtained a survey containing North Korean terms for hat size (circumference), uniform size, shoe document size, Russian-style uniform size, and Korean-style size.
Further adding to the reports, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) released photos of an Asian individual in a Russian military uniform, allegedly active on the frontlines in Ukraine. Using AI facial recognition technology, the NIS concluded that the individual closely matched a North Korean missile technician who had previously accompanied Kim Jong Un during a visit to a missile production facility in August 2022. This finding supports suspicions of North Korea’s military involvement in Russia’s war efforts.
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