Fake Russian military ID found on North Korean captive
The North Korean prisoner's military ID was issued to a Russian resident (photo: Getty Images)
A captured North Korean soldier was found to have a fake military ID with the data of a real resident of Russian Tyva. The analysis showed that real personal data was used, Russian media reports.
A fake military ID found on a captured North Korean soldier in the Kursk region was issued in the name of a real resident of the Russian republic of Tyva (Tuva).
The military ID card found on the prisoner bears the name of Antonin Aranchin, a resident of Tuva, born in 1998. The document indicates the place of birth (Turan in Tyva) and civilian specialty (tailor) but lacks a photo, signature, and dates.
The journalists found that the data on the ticket belonged to a real person. The publication found a resident of Tyva with the same last name, first name, patronymic, and date of birth.
The only difference is the place of birth: the military ticket indicates the city of Turan, while Aranchin's passport shows the village of Erzin, also located in Tyva.
However, there is no mention in open sources of Aranchyn's connection to the tailoring profession. In 2020, he worked in the Tekh-Khem forestry, and in 2023, he indicated different positions in his applications for microloans: a grocery store security guard and a pensioner.
According to the information, he was repeatedly denied loans due to his low solvency.
North Korean troops at war against Ukraine
North Korea is providing military support to Russia in its war against Ukraine. According to Ukrainian intelligence, the first military units from the DPRK arrived in the Kursk region of Russia on October 23, 2024.
Subsequently, about 12,000 North Korean soldiers were reported to be in Russia. Ukrainian forces have already engaged in combat with these units in the Kursk region.
And the other day, they even captured two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region for the first time. One of them was captured on January 9.
According to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, this task was a special one, because Russia is doing everything to hide the participation of DPRK troops in the Kursk region against the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Later, the SSU provided details about the DPRK soldiers captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region. One of them was captured by the Special Forces, the other by Ukrainian paratroopers.
One of them had a Russian military ID card in someone else's name, while the other had no documents on him. The prisoners do not speak Ukrainian, English or Russian and are currently being held in Kyiv, where they are undergoing investigative actions.
