The article discusses claims that North Korean soldiers deployed to the Ukraine war have been indulging in online pornography due to sudden access to the internet. This assertion was made by Gideon Rachman, a columnist for the British daily Financial Times, on his X account (formerly Twitter). Rachman noted that the North Korean troops, having limited internet access previously, became captivated by online pornography once they gained internet access after deployment.
Despite these claims, the U.S. Department of Defense stated through spokesperson Charlie Dietz that it could not confirm the internet habits or extracurricular online activities of North Koreans in Russia. Dietz emphasized that their current focus is on supporting Ukraine and addressing significant regional security concerns, particularly the military relationship between North Korea and Russia.