Moment eight Ukrainian rangers took out 25 North Koreans in Russian trenches

Eight rangers with Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) took out a unit of 25 North Korean soldiers inside the Russian trenches, graphic new video shows.

Bodycam footage released Thursday from soldiers with the 6th Ranger Regiment shows the moment the troops entered the trenches in Kursk with the support of reconnaissance drones.

The Kyiv rangers quickly gain “favorable firing positions in the trenches,” with the soldiers gunning down North Korean troops sent to the frontlines to retake the territory for Russia.

“Despite the numerical superiority of the enemy and enemy artillery fire, the Ukrainian soldiers proved the superiority of quality over quantity and did not leave the entire DPRK platoon a chance during the contact,” the SSO said in a statement.

From the vantage point, one ranger could be seen using a thermal vision scope to hit a row of Pyongyang troops, with the Kyiv soldiers tucking in and out of the trenches to take out the foreign fighters.

During the intense shootout, one of the rangers was hit with shrapnel, knocking him to the ground.

The rangers then switched to firing grenade launchers at the enemy as their allies rushed to provide first aid to the wounded soldier, who had shrapnel sticking out of the left side of his abdomen.

The battlefield then fell silent after the volley of explosions and gunfire, with the rangers moving in to inspect the unit they had just taken out, finding all of them to be North Korean troops.

The Kyiv soldiers confiscated documents from the Pyongyang troops, including a Russian booklet and a folded up note with Korean writing.

The video, which was taken in March, took place in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukraine had managed to gain a foothold last year, much to Moscow’s humiliation.

While the surprise counter-invasion served to divert Russia’s forces from the frontlines and allow Ukraine to hold some leverage for future peace talks, Moscow enlisted the aid of more than 11,000 North Korean soldiers to retake the land.

The effectiveness of the Pyongyang troops, however, remains contested as reports emerged since their deployment last year over incidents of friendly fire, miscommunication and desertion.

Despite holding onto the territory for nine months, Ukrainian officials gave up the majority of its foothold in the territory last month.