Summary

The U.S. claims Russia is deploying North Korean soldiers in Ukraine, using them in “human wave” assaults against Ukrainian defenses.

North Korean soldiers are reportedly being treated as expendable, with some choosing suicide over capture due to fear of reprisal against their families.

Ukraine reports significant casualties among North Korean troops, with some allegedly killed by their own comrades to prevent capture.

  • NauticalNoodle
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    3 days ago

    The article claims that the likely motivation was to protect their families from reprisals.

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      3 days ago

      It’s probably also dishonorable. Even if the regime didn’t do anything to their families the families still lost face. Can’t really go back to their families if they get captured and survive since that basically equals to cowardice and desertion. Japanese culture was like that during WWII. Current day NK culture has a lot of similarities with Japanese culture from before WWII. Like the honor thing and cult like emperor worship.