A Pentagon spokesperson said that any military personnel North Korea sent to Ukraine to aid Russian forces would just be "cannon fodder."
  • North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in Ukraine would be “cannon fodder,” the Pentagon said.
  • The two nations signed a new security pact, and some Korean units look set to go to Ukraine.
  • Russia is known for treating its soldiers as highly disposable and has suffered high death tolls.
  • datelmd5sum@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    6 months ago

    But haven’t you seen the video of NK soldiers do flips and throw knives and shit? Who needs combat experience?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      Who would you rather have at your side on the battlefield, a hardened combat veteran or a circus performer?

        • hakunawazo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          Maybe it’s the swallowing feature what makes them so attractive… uhm… tactically valuable for the Russian military.