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Summary

North Korean troops sent to Russia to support its war in Ukraine remain sidelined due to poor training and logistical issues, according to Western officials.

These soldiers are expected to relieve Russian troops in secondary positions to free up forces for frontline battles in regions like Kursk, though they are unlikely to see combat in eastern Ukraine.

The war continues to take a massive toll, with over 700,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded since February 2022, while both sides face challenges replacing losses.

Russia’s reliance on poorly trained recruits and prison conscripts highlights its growing manpower issues.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago (12 children)

More poorly trained than a convict 2 weeks out of prison? Doesn't seem possible...

[–] hesusingthespiritbomb 16 points 1 week ago (9 children)

There's probably a base level of competence someone who grew up in modern society has without training that the North Koreans don't have.

Like even if a convict has never operated a drone, there's probably a good amount of them that have played FPS games. That experience can be used as a launching board into proper training.

Meanwhile the North Koreans might have absolutely zero experience with video games and smartphones, and extremely limited experience with computers in general. There's so much you'd have to teach them before you can even start drone training.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

there's probably a good amount of them that have played FPS games. That experience can be used as a launching board into proper training.

1- rush into the enemies

2- get shot in the face

3- call your squadmates a racial slur

Yeah I don't think online FPS strategies would work very well in a real war

[–] MintyFresh 3 points 1 week ago

Lol your 12&3 is a pretty good summary of Russian military history. The thing about Russians is there's always more Russians.

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