North Korean Soldiers Are Competent Fighters, Ukrainian Troops Say

[@darthfader733]

If these "North Korean" troops are half as tough as South Korean troops then they're excellent troops.

[@donfluso9042]

I didn`t expect that, thanks for the information.

[@ethank5059]

Some of the other reports have also been have good rifle skills, follow orders well and are generally physically fit. It seems the biggest issue with the North Koreans is that their tactics are outdated and they've struggled to coordinate well with Russian forces as well as some friendly fire issues. Also if the extent of North Korean deployment is only 11,000 troops then it won't change that much at a strategic level. While they clearly aren't up to western standards in a war like Ukraine where both sides have stretched resources and manpower North Korean soldiers can pose a real threat and shouldn't be dismissed purely based on stereotypes.

[@donfluso9042]

@@ethank5059 thanks 👍 hopefully they`ll be able to tell the truth back home

[@natalieturko4808]

WHY are Asian troops fighting in Ukraine??? Where are the reinforcements for Ukraine, that is fighting "on behalf of Europe"??

[@harryw2903]

Of course they are they’re professional soldiers. I knew it was complete wishful thinking all those experts saying they’re inexperienced etc etc

[@Austech]

They are inexperienced, they are from a country that doesn't allow people in and out. You cant be experienced when you haven't fought anyone. Being a professional soldier and being experienced are two different things.

[@Morgan313]

There’s a great indie podcast called The China Show that covered North Korean soldiers. They’re not incompetent; they’re in starvation mode.

[@DontEvenWorryAbout1t]

Skilled but without the "s"

[@argh100100]

Basically all money and effort in North Korea is put in their military. People are disciplined, drilled and toughened from a young age. They might not have the best technology and intelligence, but I'm not surprised their soldiers fight well.

[@RafaelHernández-w4q]

I could imagine that they are more suffered They suffer alot over there

[@Jondoh-666]

damn the couple you guys found are grotesque. Korean finest weapon ?

[@ItsJoKeZ]

not in the clips i've seen...

[@trs4u]

The distant clips from drones show them on foot to the front line. Nobody's going to be looking like god of war on Shanks Pony. I expect what he means is once they're entrenched or in cover. If they are serving troops in DPRK they may well be well-trained in close-quarters? They'll likely have low 'comfort expectations' too, and be more highly motivated by arriving (mentally) from another dimension.

[@blastermike_sd70ace80]

You've seen short clips that are from drones. Does that show what tactics they use ? Their equipment ? Individual movement technique ? How well their marksmanship is ? Did it show if they draw range cards in a static position? What about their op orders/chain of command ? War is complex, you can't ascertain things from a couple drone feeds.

[@dj_smacks_47]

Guy with the call of duty username is tryna determine if real soldiers are tough or not, ur such a lame go play video games

[@darbydublin460]

Yes they maybe well trained but not as experienced as you...and thats your advantage ...Slava Ukraine! From the philippines❤

[@amorelus]

Correct me on this. It's not the troops that's bad, It's either the training and or their leaders that causes them to be bad at what they do. in WWII French troops didn't ant to surrender to Germans, but the Generals and Gov't thought they were in WWI and wanted to surrender. The troops wanted to fight still no matter the odds against them.

[@awnzotheman]

Well, it's not that hard to see the issue with N.K. soldiers. First, they are slave soldiers. Second, they are not up to date with tech and warfare. Third and prob most important, Ukrainians have had the most experience with modern combat and almost all of modern Western and Eastern equipment and strategies.

[@atomic0914]

​@@awnzothemanthese North Korean troops are highly motivated and well fed, they're the spear head force. Their training is upto standards, only error here is lack of North Korean equipment for their doctrine.

[@shaneconnor86]

if so, their poor performance might be down to ruzzian incompetence. 🙂 Слава Україна 🇺🇦 з 🇦🇺

[@jaroslavpetracek2188]

It's a great shame that we will probably never confirm 100% that these are North Koreans - RuZZia, nor North Korea will ever admit it and the tracks have certainly already been covered - even in the case of the one who had a Russian ID/military card - the tracks will be covered there too.......

[@gamlaman]

Two of them have been captured, and they confirmed that they are indeed North Koreans. One of them said he wants to go back to North Korea, the other guy said he would go back if the Ukrainians ordered him to, but he would prefer to stay in Ukraine. That's 100% proof, and I'm sure there's more.

[@delpinsky]

DNA test. Very simple. They speak only Korean. They have (only one of them) a fake military ID without a photo. They can deny it, but facts are facts.

[@TheFeldhamster]

It shouldn't be too hard - those 2 that were captured and interviewed spoke Korean. Get a language specialist and determine whether it's NK dialect. There's no people in Russia who speak Korean with NK dialect "by accident". NK is closed off. If there's people who speak NK found in Russia, then they're from NK.

[@jaroslavpetracek2188]

@@TheFeldhamster hmm - we will see! thank you

[@JiTiAr35]

​@@jaroslavpetracek2188 who do you think Ukrainians are? Russians? How many times have you caught Ukrainians lying compare to Russians?

[@TruthBeTold-3-6-9]

Radio free is a joke

[@TruthBeTold-3-6-9]

This is a joke

[@kestutisi]

Stop posting the same comments, you troll. Or bot. Or both.

[@RdlSssmd]

How old are you, sonny? Past your bedtime, isn’t it?