Even North Korea Just Noticed Ukraine War 'Isn't Going Well'

[Jilly_in_VA]

Less than a week after North Korea promised to “always stand in the same trench” with Russia, it seems even Pyongyang is losing faith in Vladimir Putin’s war machine.

After promising last November to help Russia rebuild bombed out parts of occupied eastern Ukraine, North Korean authorities picked out laborers to send and then even recruited some more—but they have now thought better of sending them, according to Daily NK.

“This is because they were going to rush the workers over if Russia quickly ended the war and expanded its liberated zones, but the war isn’t going as well as they thought,” a source in North Korea was quoted telling the newspaper.

“I think even our country [North Korea] can’t make its people run around a danger zone to earn money, no matter how important the cash is,” the source added, noting that the situation “isn’t good enough now” to invest human capital

Instead, Pyongyang has reportedly decided to appease Russia by sending military and security personnel to eastern Ukraine. A source cited by Daily NK on Thursday said the North Korean government on Jan. 20 ordered several of its trading companies located in Russia to pick out personnel to be sent to the occupied territories.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/even-north-korea-just-noticed-russias-war-in-ukraine-isnt-going-so-well?ref=home

I expect whatever Brother Kim sends will be a token amount, since the war isn't going well

[MarineCombatEngineer]

1. More cannon fodder for Putin's illegal war.

The Ukrainian military will send those "volunteers" home in body bags also.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. hmmm, wonder how many of these North Koreans are going to surrender and defect.

[C0RI0LANUS]

3. There may be a method to Pyongyang's madness.

The two adversarial countries in the Far East with the least amount of combat experience are China and North Korea. The US, Ukraine (now), Russia, France, UK, know their military can perform under fire and have an experienced NCO corps. China, since its border war with Vietnam, has not tested their soldiers in real situations since 1979. This is another reason why China wants to participate in UN PKO (as well as expand influence and gather intelligence).

If we accept this premise, except for the daily drills and the occasional sabotage team mission, what experience has the North Korean NCO or Officer Corps gained since 1953? Click below and see all the military medals on NK uniforms. For what?

https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.UNhvwpcOUfaBfThiruY4QQHaE4&pid=Api

Then click below and see how NK Generals handle their pistols.

https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.yfiL7iTG2ZkY-GXe_PqFHwHaEK&pid=Api

Perhaps Brother Kim wants to test the mettle of his soldiers, rather than send laborers over who will see that even impoverished Russia is doing better than NK.