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.
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
Melee!!!
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.
That’s what happens when you train for theatrics
Are you telling me there’s more to war than military parades?
Monkey bars. Lots of monkey bars.
Man there’s a lot of things I forgot about growing up in the 00’s, but “frantically talking heads beside 10-second looping footage of dudes on monkey bars in the middle of the desert” was definitely more a part of it than it should have been lol.
Of course. What about the razzle dazzle?
Who knew practicing to be a Rockette wouldn’t prepare you for combat lmao.
Bro I don’t think you understand the real power of dance
What about the Power of Friendship?
“Turns out the real Great Leader was the best friend we made along the way.”
i’ll bet they get issued like 10 rounds each for those giant helical mags
IIRC from earlier reading, Russia was issuing them Russian rifles for the conflict.
I don’t think that the thumbnail is from the current deployment.
Also, probably malnourished. They may have gotten decent rations since they were conscripted (North Korea has a “military first” policy), but up until then they would have grown up with a calorie deficit.
Exactly, if you grow up with a calorie deficit , you don’t develop the way you should have. This is not something you can revert by suddenly eating decent food.
Can you actually grow up with a calorie deficit? That term means burning more calories in the day than you take in. You can’t do that your whole life.
I’m no expert, but i suppose there isn’t really much grow when growing up with a deficit.
Calorie deprivation on the other hand…
I guess I’m bringing my own associations to it. I’ve dieted for weight loss where deficit meant intake versus burn. But I guess there’s no reason deficit couldn’t also mean intake versus healthy required amount.
Just because they’re 4’6" and have bones the density of plywood doesn’t mean they can’t shoot right?
Meanwhile at the range- Holy shit his arm came right off!
My heart hurts for how tough it is for those people…
…but this made me laugh out loud more than I care to admit lmao.
They’re not NK soldiers.
NK is still at war with the south, they’re not sending any troops there, just inmates of prison camps.
Never stopped him before
Well yeah, when they’re just cranking the hog and eating food for the first time, what did they expect?
They’re poorly trained by Russian standards? That’s impressively bad!
Came here to say that.
Yes I agree, the American propaganda apparatus also told me the same
What does this even mean
“according to Western Officials”, i.e. the people who are (formally or informally) at war with Russia and have been isolating North Korea. They are a very biased source
Well, what would be a less biased source on this?
Obviously the official communication channel blessed by our glorious dicta…leader ! /s
They discovered Porn when they got to Russia and have been chronically exhausted ever since…
Developed huge muscles in one arm
Prefect for grenade throwing.
more like rock throwing. I doubt they have many grenades left. the drones keep stealing them.
They do love their missile parades…
And no matter how hard they try, they can’t fire off more than a dozen shots per day.
They’re busy gooning
Who can blame them
Imagine the Russian commander’s surprise when he realized North Koreans don’t know anything about StarCraft!
Man if Russia is telling you your troops are unfit for battle, you know your troops are absolute fucking garbo.
It could be the opposite, the Russians are so poorly trained they don’t recognise viable tactics that aren’t human waves.
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“It could be” covers a LOT so I’m going to give this one to you ;D
Must be a fucking wird ride for these soldiers. First porn and now learning that you actually have been fucked by your own government by not even training you the way you are supposed to be trained.
Porn?
Supposedly, once they got across the border and got access to Russian smart phones, they quickly discovered porn. There were several reports (though TBF, they could have been propaganda), that the NK soldiers kept getting caught masturbating by the Russians they were working alongside, and some were incapacitated due to the fact that they had masturbation-related injuries. Like the NK soldiers just used every single opportunity to whip out their new phones and beat their meat until it was bloody.
This definitely feels like comedically outlandish propaganda. (Which often attempts to portray opposition as a bunch of dumb backwards animals with only the basest intelligence)
…but especially given their belligerent status…it’s still hilarious. 😂
I’m kinda glad I was on a 28.8k modem when I was a kid so we had to watch the naked girls come through line by line.
Saw crazy porn on VHS at 13 though and definitely beat it til it bled.
Never seen the internet in your life. 25 year old male. What’s the first thing you look for?
Images -> “큰 가슴”
Disclaimer-
“Big boobies” I don’t know Korean, and therefore blame google translate if this ends up nonsensical and/or offensive lol.
Yah, the rumor is that the north Koreans got ahold of cellphones with open web access for the first time in their life. So they immediately started watching all the porn and jacking themselves raw.
if I was a russian oligarch you couldn’t pay me enough money to admit this.
