Putin would use North Korean troops as ‘cannon fodder,’ Pentagon claims
https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-would-use-north-korean-troops-cannon-fodder-us-says/
by Independent_Lie_9982
Putin would use North Korean troops as ‘cannon fodder,’ Pentagon claims
https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-would-use-north-korean-troops-cannon-fodder-us-says/
by Independent_Lie_9982
28 comments
The old commie strategy: if they have more weapons send in conscripts in order to use up enemy ammunition.
That’s the only way to use North Korean troops. They’re trained to be cannon fodder. It’s not like Kim Jong Un (or NK generals) would try to minimize causalities if North Korea ever went to war. It’s an old Soviet tactic. Putin himself, uses Russian soldiers as cannon fodder.
Putin would use anyone but himself for cannon fodder. The ultimate chicken-hawk.
To be fair, he also uses Russian troops as cannon fodder.
It’s going to be interesting watching people like Elbridge Colby realise that America’s adversaries in the Pacific are also Eurasian powers and the only sustainable way for America to seriously exert influence in Eurasia is indirectly through Europe (India and South Korea arguably lack the EU’s sheer economic might).
I’m shocked, just shocked
Why should he treat the North Koreans better than his own soldiers or the Chechens?
Kim didn’t seem all that happy with how Putin treated him despite desperately needing his assistance. From arriving late to playing with microphone during their respective speeches, their true interactions (outside of posing for pictures) amuse me.
Can’t wait til we get NK and Russian troops shooting at each other over who has to charge the Ukrainian lines next.
Kim would only send people there who had significant enough ties to keep them from fleeing. I think there’d be a pretty good chance of these guys crumbling instantly in combat if they send over anyone else. They’d just be more conscript labor for digging trenches. That’s the game plan Russia is committed to, making the entire of eastern Ukraine a trench network. Get trump reelected and hope Europe itself can’t keep Ukriane supplied so they can grind out a win.
I feel like Russia has pretty much proven to the world that sending wave after wave of people isn’t going to cut it in modern war anymore. Especially now with these suicide drones and everything.
It’s the only way that Russians know of, regarding how to use troops.
Less mouths for NK to feed.
Putin needs cannon fodder, he doesn’t care where it comes from.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the majority of North Korean troops are not even combat capable. They probably don’t even feed their troops enough for a proper training regiment beyond parades and such.
Wow. Some really good analysis to come to the conclusion that NK troops would be used in the same way as Russian troops. Impressive intelligence.
If russia brings friends, so can Ukraine.
They are inviting Ukraine’s allies to come put boots on the ground. I can’t see that going over too well for Putin. They might use the slave labor in russian factories to replace the dead and mobilized workers, but I highly doubt they will fight with them. It would be a very bad move.
Actually the DPRk army can be defeated with Chocolates.
So, Putin wants to get another country involved? Two can play at that game.
Don’t fool yourself they will run away or join Ukraine. Every country on earth is better than North Korea.
I hope that this doesn’t surprise the Pentagon.North Korea hasn’t fought anyone since the fighting stopped in 1953. All that they have managed to do is surprise hit and run attacks. They originally lost spectacularly but then so did we when China sneaked into the conflict. The North Korean armed forces are untried, most of their training is probably diving vehicles, marching in lock step in the parades for their leader. The officer class have chestfuls of medals, but for what no one knows.
I’m not even sure how this works, because the cost of transportation and to the front is enormous. Then there’s the supply needs and logistics, threat of mutiny and cultural conflict.
Human wave attacks don’t seem to work, given what we’ve seen this year. How would 20k more North Koreans help?
cannon fodder LOL i havent seen a video of more then 5 troops per side at one time, quit the human wave bullshit too unless u can link clip of the irl call of duty zombies shooting rpg into piles of dead Russians. ukraine u stick to drone attacking ur own that try an flee that shit show. an yaa i know ” weee’reeee winnnning”, losing ground by the minute bandera letting hitler down im sorry, russians gonna stomp u goofies the second time just wait
I don’t need to work for the Pentagon to know that
Who cares
NK troops are just a delivery system for tapeworms, ringworms, and other nasty parasites.
See those human waves tactics the North Koreans have been perfecting.
South Korean might be sending weapons to Ukraine now.