War in Ukraine: North Korean soldiers sent to the front became addicted to porn after having unlimited access to the internet in Russia

kyiv calls for surrender of any North Korean soldier in Ukraine: “You must not die without reason in a foreign country”

“A generally reliable source told me that North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia have never had unlimited access to the Internet before. Therefore, they binge on pornography.”written on X Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator of the Financial Times.

Internet censorship in North Korea

For his part, Charlie Dietz, spokesperson for the American Department of Defense, remains reserved regarding this information. He specifies that he is not able to verify the Internet habits of these North Korean soldiers. “Regarding Internet access, this is a question best addressed to Moscow“, he added before concluding: “PFor now, our focus remains on supporting Ukraine and addressing the most important regional security concerns“.

As a reminder, in North Korea access to the internet and telephone services is prohibited. North Koreans are thus cut off from the world.