North Korean troops are being treated as “expendable,” ordered to take on “hopeless assaults against Ukrainian defenses,” National Security Council official John Kirby said.

Summary

The U.S. claims Russia is deploying North Korean soldiers in Ukraine, using them in “human wave” assaults against Ukrainian defenses.

North Korean soldiers are reportedly being treated as expendable, with some choosing suicide over capture due to fear of reprisal against their families.

Ukraine reports significant casualties among North Korean troops, with some allegedly killed by their own comrades to prevent capture.

  • @phoneymouseEnglish
    16•3 days ago

    Capture would be the best thing for them

    • @[email protected]English
      24•3 days ago

      The article claims that the likely motivation was to protect their families from reprisals.

      • @SkunkWorkzEnglish
        8•3 days ago

        It’s probably also dishonorable. Even if the regime didn’t do anything to their families the families still lost face. Can’t really go back to their families if they get captured and survive since that basically equals to cowardice and desertion. Japanese culture was like that during WWII. Current day NK culture has a lot of similarities with Japanese culture from before WWII. Like the honor thing and cult like emperor worship.

    • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂEnglish
      5•3 days ago

      That’s fine and dandy for them, but when their great great grandkids are born into prison camps, they may not view it as worth it. North Korea is fucked.

    • @DasusEnglish
      4•3 days ago

      Yeah. Isn’t it sad they buy into what ever shit is telling them it’d be the worst for them?