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Summary

North Korean troops sent to Russia to support its war in Ukraine remain sidelined due to poor training and logistical issues, according to Western officials.

These soldiers are expected to relieve Russian troops in secondary positions to free up forces for frontline battles in regions like Kursk, though they are unlikely to see combat in eastern Ukraine.

The war continues to take a massive toll, with over 700,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded since February 2022, while both sides face challenges replacing losses.

Russia’s reliance on poorly trained recruits and prison conscripts highlights its growing manpower issues.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

It would be… something if the NK troops fucked up and killed a bunch of Russians with friendly fire. The Russians would slaughter them to a man in anger. And then… 🍿

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago

Ass an example, in the photo, if I was the flash, I could kick each one in the balls. They didn't think that march thru! Rule #1 protect your balls. No balls? I bet the crutch still hurts if you're a woman or asexual. Yeah, bad move NK!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Well yeah, when they're just cranking the hog and eating food for the first time, what did they expect?

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

They're poorly trained by Russian standards? That's impressively bad!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Came here to say that.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They discovered Porn when they got to Russia and have been chronically exhausted ever since...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Developed huge muscles in one arm

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Prefect for grenade throwing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

more like rock throwing. I doubt they have many grenades left. the drones keep stealing them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

And no matter how hard they try, they can't fire off more than a dozen shots per day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

They do love their missile parades...

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine the Russian commander’s surprise when he realized North Koreans don’t know anything about StarCraft!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I want to see how the south Korean army would do against the north in a scenario where outside interference is not Allowed and nukes are banned

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

While I think that the south korean army would be superior in every way, it‘s also safe to assume that Kim send the most expendable soldiers of his army to russia.

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