According to a source in North Hamgyong Province reported by NK Times on the 7th, the number of residents receiving death notifications of their sons who had enlisted in the military has been increasing in cities and counties in North Hamgyong Province, including Chongjin City.
Death notifications are individually delivered to the parents of the deceased soldiers through the relevant city and county party committees. It has been reported that from December of last year to early this month, a total of five residents in North Hamgyong Province received death notifications of their sons: two in Chongjin City, one in Hoeryong City, one in Eorang County, and one in Gyeongseong County.
Of these, four are affiliated with the 8th Corps and the 91st Capital Defense Command, and the remaining one is affiliated with the Storm (11) Corps, the source said.
In North Korea, since October of last year, the number of residents receiving death notices of sons who enlisted in the military has been increasing, including in Yanggang Province, and there is also a possibility that the targets are soldiers deployed to Russia. (Related article: N. Korea, Increase in Residents Receiving Death Notices of Sons Enlisted in the Military)
A source reported, “Recently, the number of residents receiving death notices of their children enlisted in the military has been increasing,” and “Some residents who receive sudden death notices are losing consciousness and collapsing.”
He continued, “Some residents are anxious after seeing people around them receiving death notices and grieving,” and pointed out, “This is because there is no way to know where their sons who enlisted in the military are doing or whether they are alive or dead.”
The source also explained, “Recently, rumors are circulating that soldiers dispatched to the Russian war have died in a massacre, and as cases of sons enlisted in the military continue to occur, residents are becoming more anxious,” and “Residents who sent their sons to the military are continuing their lives with anxious hearts.”
Meanwhile, on the 23rd of last month, Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers were killed or injured, and the U.S. White House also assessed in a briefing on the 27th that North Korean casualties were more than 1,000 in the past week alone.
***This article was translated by Google and may differ from the Korean version.
