No such incident has been reported to the Main Department of the National Police in the Vinnytsia region or to the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Ukraine.
Three Ukrainians in Zhmerynka reportedly attacked a Kazakh citizen, allegedly mistaking him for a Korean – information that is quickly spreading via pro-Russian sources. During the alleged fight, the attackers allegedly shouted racial slurs, and the victim reportedly suffered a concussion, multiple fractures, and bruises. Some sources even claim that the Kazakh citizen is a volunteer who came to Ukraine with humanitarian aid. It’s claimed that the police are already investigating the incident under the supervision of the Kazakh Embassy in Ukraine. Propagandists claim that the reason for the beating was the so-called “mass hysteria” in the Ukrainian media about the appearance of North Korean troops among Russian forces.
But that story was made up by propagandists. The video accompanying the news about the incident does indeed show a scuffle between several people, but due to the poor video quality, it’s impossible to identify who these individuals are or where the events are taking place. We reached out to the Zhmerynka District Police Department for comment: “This incident is fictitious – no such incidents have been recorded in Zhmerynka,” clarified Acting Police Chief Lieutenant Colonel Ruslan Milevsky. The Kazakh embassy in Ukraine was contacted to verify the information, and it replied that it had not received any news of such incidents.
The news about North Korean soldiers joining Russian forces, which the propagandists called “mass hysteria in the Ukrainian media,” is confirmed by several credible sources. In particular, the U.S. Secretary of Defense stated that American intelligence already has evidence of North Korean military presence in combat zones, and U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner even called for direct military action against North Korean forces if they intervene in the war. In response to the Russian-North Korean cooperation, an emergency security meeting was held in Seoul, where South Korea promised “not to stand by” and announced phased support measures for Ukraine. Ukrainian intelligence also confirmed the arrival of 12,000 North Korean soldiers on Russian soil, including 500 officers and three generals. They are being trained at five military training grounds in eastern Russia, with some battalions already observed in the Kursk region.
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