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BootinUp

(49,169 posts)
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 08:35 PM Oct 28

Ex-North Korean soldiers living in South Korea after defecting seek Ukraine deployment

A group of almost 200 ex-North Korean soldiers asked to be deployed in Ukraine to help demoralize and influence Pyongyang's troops joining the war on Russia's side, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Oct. 28.

Kyiv, Seoul, and the Western countries accused North Korea of sending thousands of troops to aid Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine.

According to Ukraine, Moscow is preparing to deploy 12,000 North Korean soldiers as a boost to its war effort. The first batch should reportedly be deployed in Kursk Oblast, a Russian border region partially held by Ukrainian forces.

In response to the reports, a group of North Korean defectors living in South Korea offered their experience with the North Korean military to help wage psychological warfare against Moscow's allies, the South China Morning Post writes.

https://kyivindependent.com/ex-north-korean-soldiers-seek-deployment-in-ukraine/



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Ex-North Korean soldiers living in South Korea after defecting seek Ukraine deployment (Original Post) BootinUp Oct 28 OP
this sounds fun Tetrachloride Oct 28 #1
Interesting. Thanks for sharing! Eko Oct 28 #2
SK vs. NK in Ukraine, a proxy war. Sneederbunk Oct 28 #3
What a nice idea! RainCaster Oct 28 #4
Wow Lulu KC Oct 28 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 28 #6
Excellent! ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 28 #7
That is one serious goosestep! nt sl8 Oct 28 #8

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ArkansasDemocrat1

(3,213 posts)
7. Excellent!
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 09:32 PM
Oct 28

Imagine hearing fluent Korean from a drone in real time as it reacts to your squad and tells you where you are. In Korean

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