Posted on 01/27/2025 11:59:08 AM PST by RandFan
North Korean troops appear to have temporarily pulled back from the frontline in Russia after suffering heavy losses, a Ukrainian special forces commander has told Sky News.
The commander, who goes by the codename "Puls", said Kim Jong Un's men were likely either learning lessons from mistakes made during their first, bloody clashes with Ukrainian soldiers, tending to their wounded or waiting for reinforcements.
"I think they'll be back soon," he said, speaking at a secret base in northeastern Ukraine.
Interviews with several Ukrainian troops reveal remarkable details about how the North Koreans have been fighting since they arrived on the battlefield in the Russian region of Kursk last month. This includes:
• An apparent initial lack of awareness about the threats from drones and artillery, with North Korean soldiers attacking on foot "like something out of World War Two" in groups of 20, 40 or even 60 men, making themselves easy targets
• "Brainwashing" which means they keep pushing forward despite being under Ukrainian fire and with comrades being killed and wounded around them
• A desire to remove evidence of their presence from the warzone, with North Koreans in white helmets spotted trying to recover the wounded and the dead
• A refusal to be taken alive, with claims that North Koreans have been seen blowing themselves up with grenades rather than risk capture. Puls even claimed a North Korean has been heard shouting "For General Kim Jong Un" before killing himself
• Poor coordination between North Korean and Russian forces because of the language barrier. One soldier claimed radio intercepts revealed North Koreans accidentally targeted Russian positions. He also said they would storm Ukrainian positions, suffering losses, but Russian troops would then fail to exploit the gains
• Better kit than many Russians, including rifles and uniform...
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Are these credible reports? They say 11,000 are fighting.
Even if not a Zeeper but have a military background: Are these extraordinary details accurate?
Thanks in advance!
Has anyone got a North Korean corpse?
We were told three weeks ago, Ukraine captured North Korean prisoners. So where are they?
Any captured documents? weapons? Left-behind Kim Chi pots?
This once again can be filed in the category of “Ukraine Zeeper Bullsh**”
Drones in the air beats 11,000 dead men walking.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/which-is-better-in-the-russia-z6jvbqkJR7.jRPa2jFBDWQ
Keep in mind to the Norks they think their leader is a god.
Are they sure they just don’t know how to count to “Three”?
I read the headline as “ILLEGAL ALIENS ‘blow themselves up with grenades rather than risk DEPORTATION’” and I thought to myself “How great is this!?”
Then I thought “How did they get the grenades?”
Then I re-read the headline.
Granted I’ve not done a ton of research into this area, but the video I’ve seen of North Koreans in actions tends to prove much of what is listed in this article.
You see Platoons or larger numbers of NOK troops advancing across an open field only to get devasted by artillery.
I’ve also seen NOK troops getting taken out by drones and in some cases trying to fight them off using their rifles.
If you have no idea what you are getting into the NOK troops are going to perform as they’ve been trained.
Bonsai or Kamikaze style attacks is a really bad idea on a modern battlefield like Ukraine
I'm not on any side one way of the other on this war (except I think it's been a clear waste of OUR money from very early on), but there has been so much misinformation and plain old BS from both sides that you can't believe any of it. I'll wait until the whole fiasco is done and let it get sorted out afterwards. As Vice President Vance recently said, "I really don't care, Margaret."
LOL. NBC news shows two guys in jail with their entire faces blurred - and an interview with a defector who has nothing to do with Russia or Ukraine.
Do you believe this garbage? Or just peddle it for a living?
Fair enough and maybe the media aren’t intentionally showing the gory bits some want to see
Are there may vets from Ukraine / Russia on FR?
That Fog of war quote came to mind when I read this article.
That’s why I wanted to hear from Freepers
Awhile back I read an article about a Western journalist who got permission to tour Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. He, of course, had a handler who followed him every step of the way.
The journalist said the North Koreans he met were terrified of him. He found that very puzzling. He later found out that the North Koreans are told Westerners are all bloodthirsty cannibals.
Maybe that helps to explain the article’s title.
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I’m sure it isn’t credible unless you have an in-person, on the ground report to verify it...
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