Wilshire@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoPyongyang Says It Will Send Support Troops to Ukraine Within a Monthwww.kyivpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square203fedilinkarrow-up1445arrow-down110cross-posted to: ukraine@lemmit.onlineukrainianconflict@lemmit.onlineworldnews@lemmit.onlineukraine@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down2·4 months agoNot a single one of those support troops has any combat experience. So good luck, guys.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoNorth Korea has had surprisingly close ties with various African states going back to the Cold War and NK mercenaries have served in Syria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar, and South Africa in the relatively recent past. NKers also have an active role in state-sanctioned smuggling and piracy. I think you’d be surprised how much combat experience they’ve accrued.
minus-squareJimmyeatsausage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoAnd they’ll still be the most experienced combat troops Putin can field. At least they get lots of practice marching up and down the square.
Not a single one of those support troops has any combat experience.
So good luck, guys.
North Korea has had surprisingly close ties with various African states going back to the Cold War and NK mercenaries have served in Syria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar, and South Africa in the relatively recent past.
NKers also have an active role in state-sanctioned smuggling and piracy. I think you’d be surprised how much combat experience they’ve accrued.
And they’ll still be the most experienced combat troops Putin can field. At least they get lots of practice marching up and down the square.