North Korean Troops Deserting Ukraine Frontline Days After Arrival: Report

Newsweek ^ | 10/16/2024 | Jordan King

[marcusmaximus]

Some 18 North Korean soldiers are believed to have deserted the Russian frontline, with Kremlin fighters reportedly searching for them.

The troops were deployed in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk oblasts, about four miles from the border with Ukraine, when they deserted, the public broadcasting company of Ukraine, Suspilne, reported.

Intelligence officials cited by the broadcaster said the Russian military is searching for the North Korean soldiers, while commanders are trying to conceal the desertion from their higher-ups.

It comes after reports that Moscow was planning to assemble a battalion of troops sent over by Kim Jong Un to help push Ukraine's forces out of Kursk.

Ukrainian outlet LIGA reported on Tuesday that the soldiers would be involved in combat missions in the country's Southwestern regions, where Russia is still battling Ukraine's incursion.

North Korean soldiers were set to form a "special Buryat battalion," named after the Mongolic ethnic group indigenous to the region spanning Siberia as well as northern Mongolia and China, sources quoted by LIGA said.

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>>>>Clambake capital? Cleveland? Chuckle. You’d think it would be kielbasa.<<<<

Clevelanders polka and eat clams at the same time.

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>>>> (Deadly for human consumption)

This deeply saddens many people in Springfield, Ohio.<<<<

Only the ones who bite the heads off ducks.

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>>>>Well, I learn something new every day. I love a good clambake. I would never have guessed Cleveland to be a clambake capital.<<<<

Lake Erie’s beaches provide the New England atmosphere.

[bimboeruption]

Eat The Cat is the funniest clip I’ve seen since the dogs love maple bacon video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw&ab_channel=TalkingAnimals

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>>>>Nork cannon fodder in Kursk just in time for the cold, rain and snow.<<<<

Hey mucus, I guess you never heard about the “Frozen Chosin” who fought in the BITTER COLD (-36 F) in NORTH KOREA.

Then again, why would you? They were AMERICANS, not Ukrainians.

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[Allegra]

Oh, dear. It appears that a zeeper got offended.

[Cronos]

dp

That is false

As of October 2024 Russia occupies 42,000 sq miles of Ukrainian territory

That is 18% of Ukraine - and considering that that includes Crimea and the Donetsk People's republic + Luhansk People's republic which Russia already occupied before Feb 2022 (the 3 of which added up to around 12% of Ukraine), this isn't that much

The PEAK that Russia occupied of Ukraine was way back in March 2022 when that was 27% of Ukraine (63,000 sq miles)

Since that peak, Russia has lost 54% of the territory it grabbed in the first two months of the war

[Cronos]

The other point is that Russia has no more troops, so has to import them

[Cronos]

I don’t particularly like the look of Manx cats - normally the tails in cats give them character - you can figure out what a cat is thinking by its tail waggin

[ANKE69]

I’ve never seen that one before! 😂😂😂
Poor, poor doggie.

[Navy Patriot]

Pretty sure Russia can field more troops when they want to.

It seems that Russia is using US/NATO tactics and strategy on the US and NATO in Ukraine, the US shouldn't have given them the idea.

Russia has started using proxies in selected areas, and has been targeting western proxies for a while, now.

Look for more proxies on the battlefield and the negative effects of that.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

[Cronos]

Pretty sure Russia can field more troops when they want to.

As evidence shows over the past 2.5 years, Russia pretty much can't

There was talk of 300K troops in December 2022 - didn't happen.

Then a surge in 2023 - didn't happen

and then in 2024 - again, didn't happen

Now Russia is importing Nork troops

The conclusion is that Russia does not have the manpower to send in more troops

The PEAK that Russia occupied of Ukraine was way back in March 2022 when that was 27% of Ukraine (63,000 sq miles)

Since that peak, Russia has lost 54% of the territory it grabbed in the first two months of the war

[ANKE69]

I understand what you're saying about the tail giving the cat it's character. 🐈
I actually own a Manx cat and his stumpy little tail shows plenty of character, just on a shorter version. LOL!
Around 6 years ago, he showed up at our house and decided to stay.
I had no clue, he's a Manx until I took him to the Vet. The Vet suspected it and did genetic testing.
He is very different from any other cat. He does have this almost doglike behavior.
He's good-tempered, friendly, affectionate and even loyal.
Unlike my other cats, he has never fantasized or plotted to kill me. ( I think 🤔 )

Blacky