Russia is assembling a “coalition of criminals,” blasted Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russia is gathering huge numbers of North Koreans to fight in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian military intelligence official told POLITICO.
“They are called the Buryat Battalion … there are some 3,000 North Koreans there,” the official said, when granted anonymity to candidly discuss the sensitive topic.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday said that Ukraine is now fighting against two states.
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The Kyiv Independent reported, citing an anonymous Western official, that Pyongyang has so far actually sent 10,000 soldiers to Russia to boost its war effort in Ukraine.
I view it as NK getting real world combat experience. It helps both countries out. This isn’t good for multiple reasons.
NK really doesn’t have the economy to produce anything. They’d still lose.
If they decided to attack, yes, they’d lose badly, though they can easily cause severe damage to Seoul, as the city sits less than 30km away from the demilitarized zone and within range of several artillery pieces spread over the border.