Intelligence sources say a battalion of 3,000 has been secretly training to fight against Ukraine

A battalion of 3,000 North Korean soldiers will shortly join Russian troops in fighting Ukraine, marking Pyongyang’s full entry into the war.

Intelligence sources said the unit has been secretly training in Russia’s Far East ahead of deployment as part of a Russian airborne regiment.

“They are called the Buryat Battalion,” a senior Ukrainian military source told Politico. Buryatia is a remote region of Russia bordering Mongolia that the Kremlin has targeted heavily for military recruitment.

The Kyiv Independent quoted another Western intelligence source claiming that North Korea had sent 10,000 soldiers to join the Russian army.

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  • Randomgal@lemmy.caEnglish
    310·
    23 days ago

    This is very naive. Deserting cucks you over. If the world followed your logic we’d have world peace 500 years ago.

    • Lightor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      22 days ago

      It’s not naive. I’ve served in the military. You don’t constantly have a massive army behind you telling you to push forward. You’re sent out in squads. Patriotism and brotherhood is how this has always been overcome, because war is scary and hard. I don’t see the people of NK feeling much of either if they aren’t taken care of and are finding out how much they were lied to.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      51·
      22 days ago

      It isn’t naive, there’s just a lot of reasons why it isn’t done. Most people have families back home, for example, and they’ll face consequences if you do this. It does happen though. It’s rare, but it’s possible.

    • skulblaka@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      22 days ago

      In any other situation I would agree with you, but are you confident that deserting the Russian army fucks you over more than living in North Korea does? Because I’m not really sure.