First North Korean troops killed in Russia, says Lithuanian source
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from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 29 Oct 2024 14:26
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The first clashes between Ukrainian forces and North Korean troops took place in the Kyiv-controlled Kursk region in Russia on October 25, according to sources available to Jonas Ohman, head of the prominent Lithuanian Blue/Yellow NGO.
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I wonder how this is being portrayed inside Russia?
I mean… did the public look on North Korea very favorably before the war?
Is the Russian public even aware?
[X] Doubt
Seems like a hard secret to keep, even for Russia.
I’m guessing state media just downplays it? But what do they say? Like, do they just very quickly mention assistance from Korea (not even specifying North/South) in a blip and move on to the next blurb? Is there a longer justification?
Or do they keep it a secret and tell soldiers to keep their mouths shut?
I am morbidly interested in the propaganda aspect.
I expect they do the same thing as they do about how the war is going. Blatantly lie and say all other sources of information are the real liars.
Disinformation!
But what disinformation? What’s the lie?
Russian media will most likely not even bring it up, but if they feel they need to they will lie and say no NK soldiers are fighting in Ukraine.
You know, the obvious lie.
I think they see it as the legs to the monster that is Putin
According to some intercepts (released by Ukraine), ru soldiers were wondering what to do with NK troops.
No surprise there. Russia’s command structure seems like a disaster based on what I read from the ISW.
I expect Russian media is framing this as part of a grand alliance consisting of the ‘good’ half of the world. Lots of countries. The best countries. Sooo many! You know… Russia, North Korea, Belarus, China (they are soooo close to sending troops guys, we promise!), ‘Chechnyans’… Some Moldovan sycophantic trolls… Umm… Yeah.
Iran!
And CSTO countries that don’t partularly like Russia anymore.
Cool.
But nowhere near the last.
Don’t underestimate them! I mean, have you seen how many medals NK generals have?! Lul 😏
<img alt="" src="https://yaustal.com/uploads/posts/2021-10/1634445909_u-vseh-generalov-severnoj-korei-tak-mnogo-medalej-esli-oni-nigde-ne-voevali-s-1950-h-godov-1.jpg">
That looks like some AI that fucked up!
If I remember correctly, NK generals inherit the medals of their father, so there’s probably a medal from the Korean war 70 years ago in there, as well as for any anniversaries thereof.
He doesn’t even need a bulletproof vest
My mental stereotype of north koreans might be wrong but I picture them as hicks who’ve never even seen a computer or smart phone. Imagine being that backwards and being thrown into a cutting esge drone war
North Koreans have smartphones. They are heavily locked down Androids with access to government apps and websites only.
You’re very wrong. Those are official phone they can have.
But there is also a lot of contreband and trafficking across the border. They have all kind of stuff.
I remember also seeing a documentary that explained that they are also quite aware of what is going on outside. The big difference was the pace at which news travels.
Do you happen to remember the name of that documentary? I saw the Vice specials from a really long time ago, but they seem to have gone through a much more controlled experience that wouldn’t see what you describe. Heck, I think what I saw predates smartphones taking over the world.
I’ve watched really too many of them, I really can’t remember. It was probably one about the border with China.
This one is a fascinating documentary about a father in Japan, pro North Korea who sent his 3 sons to live in NK after the war.
There is another one I enjoyed it’s the episode from the departure (one of my fav travel doc)
On the ground, war hasn’t changed since WWII. It doesn’t matter to the target if the bomber is piloted or not.
Total Norks Death