Summary
North Korean soldiers have reportedly engaged in combat with Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, marking the first known combat involving these units.
South Korea and the EU have expressed concerns about North Korea’s reported troop dispatch to Russia, while the US and UK have noted potential challenges faced by North Korean troops due to differences in language, culture, and military practices likely to impair joint operations, despite training efforts in Russian facilities.
Was thinking the same thing. Will get some veterans out of this that will be able to pass down new/different tactics and strategies.
Meat assults are not a great thing to learn.
That’s running with the assumption that any North Koreans survive combat (and don’t defect) long enough to return. Which is a very generous assumption.
North Korean soldiers will have to hold seances to learn anything.
NK Captain: “Private Wan, we call to your spirit beyond the mortal realm! Tell us your wisdom!”
Private Wan: “Always look up. Because at any moment an RC helicopter with a grenade will try to land on you.”
Captain: “What happened? How did you die?”
Wan: shrugs