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A battalion of 3,000 North Korean soldiers will shortly join Russian troops in fighting Ukraine, marking Pyongyang’s full entry into the war.

Intelligence sources said the unit has been secretly training in Russia’s Far East ahead of deployment as part of a Russian airborne regiment.

“They are called the Buryat Battalion,” a senior Ukrainian military source told Politico. Buryatia is a remote region of Russia bordering Mongolia that the Kremlin has targeted heavily for military recruitment.

The Kyiv Independent quoted another Western intelligence source claiming that North Korea had sent 10,000 soldiers to join the Russian army.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Man this three day special military operation has kind of gotten out of hand.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago

Translation: Putin needs more people for the meat grinder without making his people madder at him.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean why wouldn't they?

Koreans have no beef with Ukraine. They're fighting in a war for a paycheck.

But they're probably seeing wartorn Ukraine, with bombed out buildings and roads, and going, "Well shit this place looks better than home" and leaving.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

Fighting in war for paycheck

Kim doesn't operate that way, he's got of a 'don't die or I'll kill your family and put the relatives in jail' energy

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago

Regerts .... The average height is 5ft 4in in North Korea. In Ukraine that's 5ft 8in. Not that it's super important, but it could be.

Also imagine coming regretfully into some else's war and having to walk around a whole bunch of blow-up buildings full of dead ruzzians. If that doesn't double up regerts I don't know what else other than getting injured might.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Soooo… is it a world war yet?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Don't worry, it will only last 3 days

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

No, but the anthems are playing and the players are doing a warm up.

Captain Blackadder : You see, Baldrick, in order to prevent war in Europe, two superblocs developed: us, the French and the Russians on one side, and the Germans and Austro-Hungary on the other. The idea was to have two vast opposing armies, each acting as the other's deterrent. That way there could never be a war.

Private Baldrick : But, this is a sort of a war, isn't it, sir?

Captain Blackadder : Yes, that's right. You see, there was a tiny flaw in the plan.

Private Baldrick : What was that, sir?

Captain Blackadder : It was bollocks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Concepts of a world war.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago

World special military operation

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

World scuffle

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

No, but getting there.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

You can tell Russia's desperate because they've got the North Koreans involved.

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