Summary

North Korean soldiers have reportedly engaged in combat with Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, marking the first known combat involving these units.

South Korea and the EU have expressed concerns about North Korea’s reported troop dispatch to Russia, while the US and UK have noted potential challenges faced by North Korean troops due to differences in language, culture, and military practices likely to impair joint operations, despite training efforts in Russian facilities.

  • @paddirn
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    244 months ago

    I wonder if that’s part of the ulterior motive for NK here, getting troops with combat experience for an eventual attack on SK.

    • @snekerpimp
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      104 months ago

      Was thinking the same thing. Will get some veterans out of this that will be able to pass down new/different tactics and strategies.

      • @aeronmelon
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        134 months ago

        That’s running with the assumption that any North Koreans survive combat (and don’t defect) long enough to return. Which is a very generous assumption.

        North Korean soldiers will have to hold seances to learn anything.

        NK Captain: “Private Wan, we call to your spirit beyond the mortal realm! Tell us your wisdom!”

        Private Wan: “Always look up. Because at any moment an RC helicopter with a grenade will try to land on you.”

        • @abigscaryhobo
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          84 months ago

          Captain: “What happened? How did you die?”

          Wan: shrugs

    • @jaybone
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      44 months ago

      🤣🤣🤣

      Oh you’re serious. All the training and experience in the world would not win that war.

  • Flying Squid
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    124 months ago

    …and they were never heard from again.

      • Flying Squid
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        84 months ago

        It’s pretty easy to die when you’ve never seen combat and are facing battle-hardened soldiers though.

        • Sunshine (she/her)
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          74 months ago

          Not to mention they’re likely to malnourished and uniformed about the nature of the conflict.

          • @jaybone
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            54 months ago

            Russian MREs are probably the best thing they’ve eaten in their lives. They will live like kings for a very short time.

      • @jaybone
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        54 months ago

        Unarmed, hands up is the international sign.

      • bluGill
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        44 months ago

        Ukrain is aware and probably giken minimal training - at least howito get a trasnlator on the phone.

  • @[email protected]
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    94 months ago

    That’s a nice jacket Kim’s got. Do you think it’s bespoke or an ‘international’ perk of being at the top of a closed society?

    • @jaybone
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      64 months ago

      Xi has them custom made in a sweatshop for all his pals. Trump got one too.

    • @Dasus
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      34 months ago

      Why not both?

    • @DaddleDew
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      74 months ago

      They were born in hardship. Molded by it.

      They’ll still die though.