Summary
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service reports that 300 North Korean troops have died and 2,700 were injured while fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
Poor training and tactics contributed to high casualties.
Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers, with President Zelenskyy offering to exchange them for Ukrainians held in Russia.
North Korean troops are reportedly supporting Russia in exchange for nuclear and missile program aid.
Many are poorly prepared and coerced into fighting.
that 300 North Korean troops have died and 2,700 were injured while fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
NK has almost no one in their military with combat experience. They don’t even do the big war games training other countries dk.
And while they suck compared to everyone else’s elite soldiers, these are NK’s “elite” soldiers.
The ones who were taught about war and given enough food to be combat effective, often the physically largest as well.
The 2,700 that were injuries will go back to NK to become trainers and leaders, because they have combat experience now.
Kim didn’t expect them to be used directly for the meat grinder, but he’s still getting what he wants if 90% come back injured. That experience is invaluable, which is why other countries spend billions in war games.
South Korea + US better elevate their threat model of the NK army to “now thoroughly trained by someone who once shot themselves in the leg”
No training in the world can prepare someone for getting shot at, let alone actually getting shot, even if it’s by yourself.
That’s not even getting into how this may very well set the tone for the next decade or two of future war
Destroying drones is an insanely useful skill for them to take back to NK. And Ukraine is using a shitton of drones, so will SK.
