Military expert reveals what North Korean troops in Russia says about the state of Putin’s military

Retired US Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton discusses the news that North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia, according to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. #CNN #News

[alexagm]

Imagine being a North Korean soldier:Good news, you're getting to leave North Korea, bad news, Russia wants to use you as cannon(drone)fodder in Ukraine.

[convinceme]

north korean troops that don’t speak russian, russian commanders that don’t speak korean, what could possibly go wrong?

[jimmymcgee]

North Korea wants them to have real combat experience

[tomfrakey]

I find it frustrating that the enemy plays by no rules and yet the UN sits there clutching their pearls, fearing escalation when they could have put a stop to this by now.

[SuperFree]

Oh Please! North Korea are not sending Chefs to cook in restaurants, and they are not sending workers to stock supermarket shelves. They are sending combat troops. What the hell do you think they will be doing?

[forwimp]

Jake Broe gives the best analysis of North Koreans in Ukraine.

[jeckjeck]

The obligatory: *We got North Korean troops in Ukraine before we got GTA6*

[zakbirch]

The question is whether North Korea would ever let these troops back into North Korea. They are being exposed to the outside world, even in Russia they would see truths that would be dangerous for them to talk about to other North Koreans. I don't think they are meant to come back.

[hansvandijk]

Putler: ‘Sending French troops into Ukraine will cause nuclear war!’
Putler: ‘Sending North Korean troops into Ukraine is our business!’
Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

[keithwilson]

I think this is the best example the world has ever seen on the saying, “That’s scraping the bottom of the barrel”. Sad.

[braveorslave]

Seeing North Korean troops fight in Ukraine would be weird as F optics huh. This is indeed a new world.

[niemi]

After 74 years, history has led me to believe that there's not much value for a human life in China, North Korea, and Russia.

[therainbow]

NK has so much soldiers to spare. Kim cannot afford to pay their salaries anymore so Kim has to outsource NK soldiers in desperation.

[shimshonmelamed]

Because of "one sick person" half the world suffers !

[brinaldi]

North Korea gets a case of potatoes for each soldier reportedly

[ndumisondumisoo]

North Korean soldiers will change it to be a get away plan to escape north Korea😅

[gutz]

I wonder how many of the NK troops will go AWOL? Then end up seeking asylum in western Europe? Lol!
I bet there will be a few.
I dont blame them if they do.

[supermutant]

reports from South Korea say some of the North Korean deserters that have been captured and interviewed are saying that North Korean officials lie to them they’re not supposed to be in a combat zone, but they’re being put on the front lines

[peterkiviat]

Why would they train North Korean troops, when they don't even train their own? .

[sideonsid]

*1000s of Nepalis & 100s of Indians* have also been recruited or forced to fight in Ukraine . Many were offered jobs to work in Russia and then sent off to the frontlines . The Indian Foreign secretary a few days ago - {"Our understanding, at the present moment, as per present information, is that about 85 people have returned from Russia. Unfortunately, we have also had the return of some mortal remains of people who *lost their lives* during the conflict." ]. Earlier this year, the Nepali Foreign minister had claimed that almost *15, 000 Nepalis* had been recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine . Many have died .