North Koreans 'blow themselves up with grenades rather than risk capture', say Ukraine soldiers

Sky News ^ | Jan 27 | By defence editor Deborah Haynes and producers Azad Safarov and Katy Scholes in northeast Ukraine

[RandFan]

This is one for the Zeepers / pro-Ukrainians:

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!

[PGR88]

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**”

[Responsibility2nd]

Drones in the air beats 11,000 dead men walking.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/which-is-better-in-the-russia-z6jvbqkJR7.jRPa2jFBDWQ

[RandFan]

I'm skeptical 11k are fighting. Article gives lots of details but as you say not a lot of evidence on display

I want to hear from vets here regarding all these details from the commander "Puls"

[for-q-clinton]

Keep in mind to the Norks they think their leader is a god.

[TexasGator]

https://youtu.be/fNsnvMF777U?feature=shared

[Zathras]

Are they sure they just don’t know how to count to “Three”?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

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.

[srmanuel]

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

[fidelis]

In the fog of war, truth is the first casualty. This particular war is especially the case.

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."

[PGR88]

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?

[RandFan]

Fair enough and maybe the media aren’t intentionally showing the gory bits some want to see

[Larry Lucido]

"I think they'll be back soon," he said, speaking at a secret base in northeastern Ukraine.

[PGR88]

I want to hear from vets here

Are there may vets from Ukraine / Russia on FR?

[RandFan]

That Fog of war quote came to mind when I read this article.

That’s why I wanted to hear from Freepers

[Leaning Right]

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.

[Karl Spooner]

Nothing buy joy in the Ukraine army these days.

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[Karl Spooner]

Nothing buy joy in the Ukraine army these days.

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[McGruff]

Invest in AI.

[Republican Wildcat]

I’m sure it isn’t credible unless you have an in-person, on the ground report to verify it...