Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
LOL - That seems more like a Russian propagandist/wag parodying typical Ukrainian propagandists’ wild exaggerations/fantasies in THEIR claims,
Hush fisherman
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Netted you.
Here are numbers from the IMF and others on Russia's gold reserves:
For comparisons, China's gold reserves are said to be 2,260 tons and the US gold reserves are ~8,130 tons.
Multiply times ~$90 million to see current dollar values.
The total amount of the world's known gold is circa 244,000 tons, of which 47,000 tons is still in the ground, unmined.
Of the 187,000 produced tons, around 140,000 tons are held in various government gold reserves, and the balance of 47,000 tons is in private banks or individuals' hands.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui in Moscow on November 1, securing strong affirmations of North Korea's support for Russia amid updated Western reports on the number of North Korean troops deployed to Russia.[10] Lavrov emphasized that Russia and North Korea share “respect and reverence” for their common history and claimed that Russian-North Korean relations are developing “at an accelerated pace in terms of the qualitative level of interaction in all areas.” [11] Choe claimed that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un instructed North Korea to support Russia's “holy war” against Ukraine until Russia's victory.[12] Choe’s invocation of the concept of a “holy war” against Ukraine is notable, as the Russian Orthodox Church has used parallel language to rhetorically justify Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine as an existential and civilizational struggle—a struggle into which North Korea has now willingly entered.[13]
Choe’s visit to Moscow comes against the backdrop of reports that North Korean troops have already deployed to Kursk Oblast and will soon enter combat alongside Russian forces. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a joint press conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun on October 31, during which Austin assessed that 8,000 North Korean soldiers are in Kursk Oblast and will enter into combat against Ukrainian forces in “the coming days.”[14] Austin stated that Russian forces have trained North Korean troops on how to use artillery systems, operate drones, and conduct basic tactical infantry maneuvers.
North Korean troops are unlikely to present Russia with a long-term solution to its manpower concerns, despite Choe’s comments about Pyongyang's indefinite commitment to Russia's war effort. Austin reported that Russian forces are suffering over 1,200 casualties a day (or about 36,000 casualties a month), and recent US estimates placed Russian recruitment at between 25,000-30,000 new soldiers per month—meaning Russia is just shy of being able to replace its current rate of frontline losses at a 1:1 ratio.[15] The 8,000 North Korean soldiers reportedly preparing to enter combat in Kursk Oblast thus represent about one week's worth of casualties across the entire frontline. North Korea has committed an estimated total of 12,000 troops to Russia.[16] It remains unclear exactly how Russia intends to leverage North Korean manpower, but the commitment of North Korean troops into the type of highly attritional offensive operations that Russia has been pursuing is very likely to lead to high North Korean casualty rates.
ISW recently assessed that North Korea likely decided to engage in the war on Russia's behalf in order to gain valuable combat experience in a modern war but noted that the way that the Russian command uses North Korean troops in combat will impact the ability of North Korean forces to meaningfully internalize and disseminate combat experience.[17] If North Korean troops face the same casualty rates as Russian forces, then the battlefield lessons Pyongyang hopes to learn will be undermined, and Kim is unlikely to commit his forces to face such losses on the battlefield indefinitely.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-1-2024
...according to the Kyiv “independent”
LOL
“””””The first North Korean Special Forces officer is awarded in Kursk. He single handedly eliminated 200 Ukrainian troops and an additional 30 NATO mercenaries, as well as blowing up 5 Abrams and 1 F-16.”””””
LOL, perhaps your best ever propaganda post, your guy had quite a day.
1 ton - 2,000 lb X 16 = 32,000 oz X $2,752.70 oz (spot price) = $88,086,400 ton
Not even a 2 week supply of Norks
Hungry Norks
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Kremlin snuff box, 11/02/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
Foreign soldiers attacked a food truck. Three of our guys died
A very unusual phenomenon, even by the standards of the Northern Military District, occurred in the Kursk region. Sources told us that near the village of Shchigry, unknown persons attacked a truck that was transporting food for military personnel. Local residents say the attackers were soldiers who used an **incomprehensible language**.
Three personnel of the Russian Armed Forces are known to have died, including an officer holding the rank of junior lieutenant.
Interlocutors at the Ministry of Internal Affairs very carefully hint that military personnel from North Korea, who recently arrived in the region, may be involved in the attack. The only problem is that their location while on duty must be monitored.
How at least two foreign soldiers were able to carry out an attack and escape from the scene of the crime is a mystery. As well as where about three dozen boxes of provisions went. The car itself was found in the forest 7 km from the scene of the attack.
Kremlin snuff box, 11/01/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
Oil prices will increase by another 15% by the end of the year
Business sources agree that the cost of butter will continue to rise [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/4844 ]. By the end of the year it will increase by at least another 15%.
Price restrictions by government decisions may curb growth, but producers are in no hurry to negotiate with the authorities. They argue that there are enough reasons for a real price increase. In addition to butter, the cost of a number of other products, including milk, is also expected to increase.
“He single handedly eliminated 200 Ukrainian troops and an additional 30 NATO mercenaries, as well as blowing up 5 Abrams and 1 F-16.”
The Abrams were defeated in hand to hand combat, and the F-16 with a jumping TaeKwonDo kick...
Hungry Norks, Daddy!
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