Summary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims Russian forces are burning the faces of dead North Korean soldiers to hide their involvement in Ukraine.

He says North Koreans are now being deployed in significant numbers, particularly in Russia’s Kursk region, where 200 have reportedly been killed or wounded.

The U.S. confirmed indications of North Korean casualties, while South Korea imposed sanctions on officials and entities involved in North Korea-Russia military cooperation.

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      3 hours ago

      A picture is worth 1000 words.

      Pictures of DNA don’t tell laymen much about who is involved.

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          2 hours ago

          Laymen will just think “war is hell” without considering who those people really were.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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          11 hours ago

          You see, Ukraine is starting to rethink the idea of not having nuclear weapons and that makes them bad, unlike nice and friendly Russia who already have all the nuclear weapons they need and have Orthodox priests bless them on the regular.

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        3 hours ago

        You’re not helping promote journalistic integrity.

        All you’re doing is saying “it’s okay to be biased when it supports my side.”

      • geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml
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        Great comeback. When people are quoting the literal CIA funded outlet Radio Free Asia as a source, which is known for making outrageous claims against any enemy of America without evidence, say “Russia and China bad” and poof everything is proven.

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        Newsweek has been unable to independently verify the video or Zelensky’s allegations.

        Awesome.

        Like NK soldiers are there and we know they’re there. This explanation doesn’t seem to pass the straight face test.

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          I have a feeling that you would say any source with this information is trash by virtue of it having information you don’t like.

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            And you would be wrong, Newsweek is owned by right wing Christian fundamentalists and RFA is CIA propaganda

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                  Seriously?

                  On Monday, President Zelensky posted drone footage on Telegram that showed a number of men taking cover behind trees, saying they were North Korean troops who had just taken part in an assault on a Ukrainian position.

                  He also posted footage which he said showed Russian troops trying to conceal the presence of North Koreans on the battlefield by using a campfire to burn the faces of those who had been killed.

                  All you had to do was read the article and you didn’t bother because you’re too convinced you’re right and all of these sources are lying.

                  It’s not even a very long article.

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      … Are you saying there aren’t any north Koreans involved in the war?

      Because at this point that is akin to denying the sun is warm.

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        That you’re trying to claim that I’ve said things that I did not. I’m saying that radio free Asia is CIA propaganda that puts a western slant on their propaganda.

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          Mentioning that in this context does give the distinct impression you want to cast doubt on the fact that NK conscripts are being employed by russia though. Why else would you mention that here?

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            Does it? I think this person suggests that this media outlet is making shit up. As to why mention it - because making them cartoonishly evil diminishes the weight of what they’ve really done - among other things.

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      It does, but that doesn’t necessarily mean its reporting is false.

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        Does it make you uncomfortable to hear information that you disagree with despite it being true?

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          That’s a very strange question for you to ask based on your rejection of information you disagree with.

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            7 hours ago

            It’s not a matter of disagreeing with it, the sole purpose of RFA and RFE is propaganda

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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              And yet it could still be true information that you’re disagreeing with simply because the source is propaganda. You do understand that propaganda and falsehoods are not the same thing, yes?

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                  Would that ‘broken clock’ include the BBC article I gave you a link to? Just out of curiosity. You don’t seem to have dismissed it as propaganda.