The diary of the dead man, published by Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, described the reckless tactic along with expressions of love for Kim Jong-un and a “longing” to return to his homeland.
On one notebook page, a crude drawing shows a stickman soldier breaking cover to attract the attention of a drone, while his two comrades lie in wait to shoot it down.
The drone-trapping instructions detailed how the “human bait” should stand within seven metres of the Ukrainian drone which will then be “neutralised with precision shooting”.
They are often sent out across open fields in large groups, without armoured vehicles or artillery back-up, to test Ukrainian defences, with smaller groups of Russian special forces following behind.
This explains why some soldiers are stopping again as seen in various recent videos, and these are not just Koreans.
to be fair, this may be the most effective tactic right now against a drone, as dark as that sounds.
This tactic with a shotgun is probably a soldier’s best bet in surviving.
You can’t outrun a drone and you can’t turn your back on a drone.
Do they draw a straw who the drone target will be?
Only the fact that a fucking soldier needs to write this down. SMH
Haha, this looks like a primitive cave painting from the Neanderthal era
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You know—if I was KJU I would look at this and tell myself NK is not ready for a high tech war and maybe I should stop threatening our neighbors. This is just embarrassing 😂
Looks like a cave painting
Ahh – thats what they meant when they said Third World War would be fought with sticks and stones.
Plot twist – UKR is not sending three drones.
I thought it was fake news and imaginary soldiers in Ukraine!?
best defense against drone is to held an AT mine in your hand right in the path of drone …..
Comrades till the end. Don’t worry, the end will be here shortly.
Smart move to leak this tactic, now the Ukrainians know now to hit the bait but the shooters. And the bait is safe too!
Why haven’t revolvers with bird shot been used as a drone counter-measure? It probably only takes one BB to disrupt the fragile drone.
“Special Forces”
More like regular, Russian artillery.
The North Koreans are to the Ukrainians as the Aztecs were to the Spaniards.
What those brain-depraved excuses of human being don’t understand: drones are very cheap. So send more of your bait, and we will see, who will be the first to run out of resources.
This looks like drawing in a cave which also describes appropriately North Korean warfare tactics
dear diary,run in circles so drone gets tired.
The problem is that drones don’t stand still. Whether you’re the bait or the shooter, they’ll find you and lock on.
We all did the good old Trumbo dance in Rimworld.
The point isnt, that its horrific, but rather how ineffective it is. Drones are just to fast to kite them around.
And the rest of the world just sits and watches. Fucking mad times we live in.
It’s 2025 and these modern “cave paintings” strike as bone-deep fear that we as a species aren’t on the right path.
lol
When a human life means nothing, you can waste them as needed. These NK lives mean nothing to Putin or Kim.
I’ve seen this weeks ago
Its like a caveman painting documenting what they were just up against
I thank my Lord I live in a place where I don’t immediately panic if I hear a drone overhead
Reminds me of those caveman paintings
Stick Figure Death Theater was prophecy!
Imagine sending your “volunteer” divisions during the interwar period in the hope of getting army experience and improving your doctrine, only to find them getting wiped in the first weeks due to being used as cannon fodders.
Looks like an ancient cave painting.
this is gold for south Korean military intelligence
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***From The Telegraph:***
The last written notes of a North Korean soldier have revealed how Pyongyang’s troops are being used as “bait” to lure out and shoot down [Ukrainian drones](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/09/brompton-bikes-delayed-because-parts-used-ukraine-drones/).
The diary of the dead man, published by Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, described the reckless tactic along with expressions of love for Kim Jong-un and a “longing” to return to his homeland.
On one notebook page, a crude drawing shows a stickman soldier breaking cover to attract the attention of a drone, while his two comrades lie in wait to shoot it down.
“When the bait stands still, the drone will stop and it will be shot down,” the soldier wrote in scrawled handwriting, [translated by The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/world/diary-of-a-dead-north-korean-soldier-reveals-grisly-battlefield-tactics-fafbede7).
The drone-trapping instructions detailed how the “human bait” should stand within seven metres of the Ukrainian drone which will then be “neutralised with precision shooting”.
Military observers and Ukrainian commanders have said that North Korean soldiers have not been trained in modern warfare and are being [used as cannon fodder by their Russian allies](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/20/why-north-korean-troops-are-proving-a-nightmare-for-russia/).
They are often sent out across open fields in large groups, without armoured vehicles or artillery back-up, to test Ukrainian defences, with smaller groups of Russian special forces following behind.
**Full story:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/12/north-korean-diary-entry-horrific-tactic-ukraine-war-russia/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/12/north-korean-diary-entry-horrific-tactic-ukraine-war-russia/)
This explains why some soldiers are stopping again as seen in various recent videos, and these are not just Koreans.
to be fair, this may be the most effective tactic right now against a drone, as dark as that sounds.
This tactic with a shotgun is probably a soldier’s best bet in surviving.
You can’t outrun a drone and you can’t turn your back on a drone.
Do they draw a straw who the drone target will be?
Only the fact that a fucking soldier needs to write this down. SMH
Haha, this looks like a primitive cave painting from the Neanderthal era
Repost
You know—if I was KJU I would look at this and tell myself NK is not ready for a high tech war and maybe I should stop threatening our neighbors. This is just embarrassing 😂
Looks like a cave painting
Ahh – thats what they meant when they said Third World War would be fought with sticks and stones.
Plot twist – UKR is not sending three drones.
I thought it was fake news and imaginary soldiers in Ukraine!?
best defense against drone is to held an AT mine in your hand right in the path of drone …..
Comrades till the end. Don’t worry, the end will be here shortly.
Smart move to leak this tactic, now the Ukrainians know now to hit the bait but the shooters. And the bait is safe too!
Why haven’t revolvers with bird shot been used as a drone counter-measure? It probably only takes one BB to disrupt the fragile drone.
“Special Forces”
More like regular, Russian artillery.
The North Koreans are to the Ukrainians as the Aztecs were to the Spaniards.
What those brain-depraved excuses of human being don’t understand: drones are very cheap. So send more of your bait, and we will see, who will be the first to run out of resources.
This looks like drawing in a cave which also describes appropriately North Korean warfare tactics
dear diary,run in circles so drone gets tired.
The problem is that drones don’t stand still. Whether you’re the bait or the shooter, they’ll find you and lock on.
We all did the good old Trumbo dance in Rimworld.
The point isnt, that its horrific, but rather how ineffective it is. Drones are just to fast to kite them around.
And the rest of the world just sits and watches. Fucking mad times we live in.
It’s 2025 and these modern “cave paintings” strike as bone-deep fear that we as a species aren’t on the right path.
lol
When a human life means nothing, you can waste them as needed. These NK lives mean nothing to Putin or Kim.
I’ve seen this weeks ago
Its like a caveman painting documenting what they were just up against
I thank my Lord I live in a place where I don’t immediately panic if I hear a drone overhead
Reminds me of those caveman paintings
Stick Figure Death Theater was prophecy!
Imagine sending your “volunteer” divisions during the interwar period in the hope of getting army experience and improving your doctrine, only to find them getting wiped in the first weeks due to being used as cannon fodders.
Looks like an ancient cave painting.
this is gold for south Korean military intelligence
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