Ukrainian military using Korean leaflets to urge North Korean soldiers to surrender
The Ukrainian military is distributing leaflets written in Korean in an effort to convince North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia to surrender, according to a South Korean lawmaker who recently returned from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
People Power Party Rep. Yu Yong-weon said Sunday the Ukrainian military was waging active psychological warfare against the North Korean troops, with one example being the propaganda leaflets.
A leaflet revealed by Yu read: "Surrender, and live your dream in South Korea." The leaflet featured a drawing of a man in a North Korean military uniform with teary eyes and a thought bubble showing a happy family with the South Korean flag underneath.
Yu said Ukrainian authorities told him that North Korean soldiers are usually "already thoroughly psychologically trained," meaning the leaflets have had little effect.
So far Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers as prisoners of war, according to Yu, both of whom have expressed willingness to defect to South Korea.
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