“The Sunday Times”: North Korean troops will be a big problem for Russia

The majority of North Koreans do not speak Russian, and it is this aspect that becomes a source of misunderstanding on the battlefield, writes “The Sunday Times”.

Russia hosts North Korean combat units believed to number between 1,500 and 12,000 from the Korean People’s Army. The move deepens the alliance’s commitment to Moscow, but it also poses a major threat to Russia and underlines the challenges Moscow will face in committing these troops.

Despite the discipline and physical training of North Korean soldiers, their actual combat experience is very limited, which makes it more difficult for them to participate in combat. Although sometimes called special forces, they are simply more “special” than most of the other 950,000 regular soldiers in the Korean People’s Army and are considered physically tough, disciplined and well trained, and yet they have no real combat experience.

“It would also be a problem to use them directly in battle. Most North Cornish people do not speak Russian, the risk of miscommunication and an improperly opened fire would be significant. fighters – 12,000 – should be seen in a larger context The Russians are losing so many people in ten days of battle It will not change the basic arithmetic of the conflict. It is already known that the Ukrainians are shelling Donetsk six North Korean technicians were killed this month, and Russia is paying for these with food, raw materials and, more importantly, with their own military technology,” wrote The Sunday Times.