North Korean troops told to choose suicide over capture in Ukraine: Seoul

North Korean troops told to choose suicide over capture in Ukraine: Seoul North Korean troops told to choose suicide over capture in Ukraine: Seoul

SEOUL — North Korean soldiers deployed to fight against Ukraine have been instructed to take their own lives to avoid capture, according to an assessment by South Korea’s spy agency.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service told lawmakers Monday that over 300 North Korean troops have died along with more than 2,700 wounded while supporting Russia’s war efforts. A lawmaker later provided a summ of the briefing to reporters.