Summary
Around 10,000 North Korean troops have arrived in Russia, poised to join the Ukraine conflict as part of a reported agreement between Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin.
Though these young, inexperienced soldiers, trained in mountainous regions, lack battlefield exposure, Russia has equipped them with modern weaponry.
North Korea wants foreign currency and potentially advanced Russian military technology through this “blood alliance.”
Analysts see this as a risky move by Kim, as significant casualties could undermine his standing. Many view the North Korean soldiers as cannon fodder, unlikely to return home alive.
If the Ukranian numbers are to be believed (~1500 casualties/day) then this is about a 1 week supply of cannon fodder.
Basically, all Ukraine has to do is have soldiers put ‘free hot food this way’ signs in Korean on the battlefield and they’ll be able to capture platoon after platoon.
💪Experienced, trained and fed💪
That’s still 10k bodies to throw in the fight, we shouldn’t underestimate or downplay their potential impact. After all, quantity has a quality of it’s own. I really really hope Kamala wins the election and the US (and the rest of the world, frankly) go all in helping Ukrainians.
I don’t know that wars of attrition really work when it’s your own side getting worn down faster.
Send wave after wave of my own men at it.
Sounds like they’ll blend in just fine with the rest of the Russian conscripts
The Ukrainian army is terrified that the russians will start to duct tape north Koreans to their tanks to protect from drone attacks. Those drones have been effective but now with north Koreans on the hood, who knows!
Worse if they start piling up the north Koreans into forts and walls. Like Voltron but for simpler wall-like action. Super effective if they all eat sand before going in the wall. You can also posthumously just fill them up with sand.
I read the title as un-derfed, not under-fed. I should probably get off the internet.
Maybe you just need to derf yourself.
I think we’re all feeling a little derfy today.
Pretty much what I expected/assumed.
