Inexperienced, poorly trained and underfed: the North Korean troops heading to Ukraine

05/11/2024 15:58 The Guardian

Kim Jong-un says his army is the ‘strongest in the world’ but they are vulnerable to illness and none have seen combat beforeDepending on whom you ask, they are the boost that Russian forces need to make a significant breakthrough in Ukraine, or they are simple cannon fodder, destined for repatriation in body bags.After weeks of speculation, Nato and the Pentagon have confirmed that about 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, with most massing near Ukraine’s border in Kursk, where the Kremlin’s forces have struggled to repel a Ukrainian incursion. Continue reading...

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