Vlad said the soldiers appeared fit, fast and quick to maneuver...Maksym, a Ukrainian drone operator, said the North Koreans seemed to take such instructions to heart. He noticed how they calmly stood in fields and shot at drones with rifles "very precisely." "They shot down my drones multiple times," Maksym said[2].
From the departure waiting area to the attack starting point, the 1st Battalion advanced stealthily for 50 km, the 7th Battalion for 41 km, and the 10th Battalion for 43 km. We attacked the enemy from unexpected directions—north and east-west of the residential and forest areas—and swiftly concluded the battle 31 hours later. In particular, the 1st battalion made use of forests and cover to stealthily advance 9 km away from a drop-off point, and crossed the Psel River with three small boats, carrying only 2-3 people at a time. During the battle, the enemy put up a strong defense by relying on supporting positions, but we succeeded by attacking from both the front and the flank, creating favorable conditions for a decisive conclusion[3].
3.在进攻中和极其迅速,战术动作敏捷,以至于无人机难以捕捉。
"They're very maneuverable and they run and move very quickly," he said. "They’re hard to catch, especially with a drone," Amur added, explaining that they often weave an indirect path towards Ukrainian defenses, as if trained to not run in a straight line[4].
4.朝鲜军队被评估为意志顽强,能够极大程度克服物质条件的不足以及环境的恶劣。
These soldiers are "trained to withstand a high degree of physical pain and psychological torture", says Michael Madden, a North Korea expert from the Stimson Center in Washington.[5]
Amur, a company commander, said some North Koreans removed their helmets and the heavy protective plates from their body armour, to make them lighter on their feet and enable a faster assault at Ukrainian positions...Amur showed CNN military equipment obtained from a fallen North Korean soldier, including a new issue rucksack that Amur said contained the bare minimum for survival but was laden with ammunition."In their backpacks is the minimum of water, small bottles - up to a liter," Amur said. "There are no additional warm clothes - no hats, no scarves, nothing[4]."
"They do not surrender," Shyriaiev said of Pyongyang's troops. "I don't remember any cases where we have been able to take them captive. We have taken some who were already wounded, but I think they died from their wounds[6]." CNN has gained a rare insight into the world of North Korean troops fighting for Russia in interviews with Ukrainian special operations forces who told CNN the North Koreans they faced in intense fighting did not surrender. In one video, shared with CNN, a Ukrainian soldier approaches an injured North Korean soldier who was lying face down, during clashes. As the Ukrainian pulls the North Korean soldier's leg to see if he is still alive, the North Korean lets out a scream in Korean before detonating a grenade next to his head[4].
North Korean troops tended to conduct attacks in company or battalion strength on a single sector. The Ukrainians were able to inflict mass casualties during these attacks, but the North Koreans often overwhelmed the Ukrainian defenders'positions, which were sparse, optimised to counter Russian tactics[1].
Other papers contained the radio codes of the North Korean force, but also contained notes on new tactics to counter drone attacks, from which Amur said North Koreans had suffered major losses."My unit could take out about 30 enemy soldiers in a day's work, just by throwing grenades on their heads. They didn’t understand what to do," he said[4].
Amur described a ruthless opponent. "They don’t take our prisoners. All of our servicemen we found are shot in the back of the head[4]." Although we hoped that some enemy soldiers, terrified by our troops’ superior shooting skills and speed, would demand to surrender and be captured alive, our combatants, who saw our other comrades fall, ruthlessly killed those attempting to surrender. This only made the enemy resist more fiercely and prolonged the battle[3].
In some instances, when soldiers were injured during combat, some rushed to rescue them without considering the enemy's gunfire, artillery, or drone strikes, resulting in additional casualties. Over 10 such incidents were reported[3].