Translator’s Note: Whilst monitoring the DPRK’s “Korean Central News Agency” (KCNA) in both its “Korean” and “English” versions – I have not read any official article confirming North Korean Troops have been deployed to Russia or the Donbass. Furthermore, Russian diplomats have “denied” any such deployment. China has also stated it is “unaware” of any such deployment. It would seem that the Neo-Nazi ideologues of Ukraine are myth-making once again – trying to create hatred and anger in the West. This should not be surprising , as Adolf Hitler, in his tome “Mein Kampf”, advocated that his followers should utilise “lying” as a practical weapon to advance his vision. Zelensky, being a good Neo-Nazi – may well be doing just this – as he provides NO physical evidence to support his assertions. There is not even the usual South Koreans pretending to be North Koreans – thanking the racist US for their Christian conversion – and the selling of their wives and daughters into prostitution (all in South Korean accents, of course)! My instinct is that such a deployment would be something the DPRK would be proud to participate within – in the face of unjust US-sanctions. Personally, I see no reason why North Korea should not send troops to Russia, after-all, Russia is correct to fight the Ukrainian Neo-Nazism imported into that country by President Obama in 2014 – America’s first “Black” President! If it turns-out to be true – so what? North Korea should be proud of its achievements! The International Working Class should be grateful of these developments! The Chinese author is “speculating” and “considering” the issue – but does give interesting data. ACW (25.11.2024)
Foreign Media Lamented: 12,000 North Korean Troops Will Enter the Ukrainian Battlefield – Insulting the Courage of the Entire West!
Author[s]: 瞩望 – 云霄 (Zhu Wang – Yun Xiao)
22.10.2024 Jiangxi
We all know that although Western Military Aid is the basis for the Ukrainian Army to fight against the Russian Army for a long time, and that there are some Western mercenaries in the Ukrainian Army, so far no Western country has officially sent Regular Troops to Ukraine. The “Northern Ukrainian Coalition” that some people often talk about is essentially still the Ukrainian Army plus mercenaries from NATO countries. This proves that from the wings it takes great courage for a country to send troops to participate in the war, and no Western country dares to do so. It is similar on the Russian side. Whether it is the CSTO Member States or Military Allies such as Belarus, there is no possibility of helping the Russian Army to fight. However, there are exceptions in everything, and this exception is an extraterritorial country, namely North Korea.
According to the unvarified claims of Ukrainian Intelligence, 12,000 North Korean soldiers are about to go to the front-line to fight in Ukraine – in assistance to Russia to make up for its growing losses. In the past two days, the focus of Ukrainian media has also been reporting this issue, displaying a very pessimistic attitude. Foreign media claims that this move is part of a growing alliance between Moscow and Pyongyang that benefits both sides in many ways. Ukrainian Official Media reported that there are already 3,000 North Korean soldiers in the “Buryat Special Battalion” of the Russian 11th Independent Airborne Assault Brigade, and they are currently undergoing pre-war training. This is the first time that the West has discovered a “Buryat Battalion” composed of North Korean Personnel, from which, it is claimed, 18 North Korean recruits have supposedly defected (no evidence has been given for this claim). The Washington Post quoted a Ukrainian Military Intelligence Official last week as saying that the “mysterious soldiers” stationed in Russia are about 12,000 in number, organized into four Special Operations Infantry Regiments, and may be deployed to the Ukrainian Front before the end of this year. North Korean Officers have been in Russian-occupied Ukraine to observe Russian troops and study the battlefield, but Ukraine also claims that it has not seen any North Korean troops involved in actual fighting.
Kremlin spokesman – Dmitry Peskov – dismissed as a “hoax” the idea that Pyongyang was sending Military Personnel to fight in Ukraine, but Zelensky has continued to insist it is happening (whilst providing no evidence). The root of all this is the strategic partnership between North Korea and Russia promoted by Putin, which clearly stipulates that the parties provide military assistance to each other in the event of war. What does it mean if North Korea has a large number of Regular Troops entering Ukraine, or only fighting in Kursk? It means that the military alliance between North Korea and Russia will surpass the relationship between Russia and any country. The same may be true for North Korea, which will have a serious impact on the geopolitics of Northeast Asia. From the perspective of combat strength, North Korean soldiers may be more effective than the “Wagner” mercenaries, because they are Special Forces that have been trained for a long time and have firm beliefs or spiritual strength, and their spirit of sacrifice and combat skills may be superior to most of Russia’s General Infantry on the battlefield.
North Korea’s Foreign Military Aid strategy has historical roots, and is perfectly normal for that country. During the Vietnam War, North Korea sent a Fighter Squadron to support its Communist ally North Vietnam; during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, North Korea sent Pilots to fly Egyptian fighters; during the Iran-Iraq War, North Korea sent Military Instructors to support Iranian troops. Along with Cuba, North Korea supported the People’s Liberation Army of Angola against the Apartheid Regime of South Africa; North Korea has also provided military aid to other African countries, including Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The participation of North Korean soldiers may bring a lot of economic returns and help improve people’s livelihood. North Korea has a population of 20 million, but has to maintain 1.1 million Regular Troops (against the US, ROK, Taiwanese, and Japanese threat), which is achieved through “Military-First Politics”. Now, North Korean soldiers fighting on the battlefield in Ukraine will definitely earn much in foreign exchange, perhaps as high as several billion US dollars a year, which may account for 20% of North Korea’s overall GDP. At the same time, it can also allow the North Korean Army to gain combat experience to adapt to the modern battlefield environment – a huge threat to the US colony of South Korea. It should be noted that the combat style on the battlefield in Ukraine may be similar to that on the Korean Peninsula to a large extent. In particular, once North Korean soldiers learn to use cheap drones to fight, the South Korean Army’s ground offensive will no longer have reliable means. The use of long-range artillery and ballistic missiles is North Korea’s specialty.
Of course, for Russia, the North Korean soldiers joining the battlefield can help Putin avoid unwelcome large-scale Conscription, and even make Russia more relaxed in the face of a prolonged war. The combat effectiveness of the North Korean Regular Army is much better than recruiting some elderly Contract Soldiers from the country, or people with no combat skills. Next, NATO will face a greater humiliation: if the North Korean Regular Army enters the Ukrainian battlefield, then which Western country’s army dares to follow suit? If this does not happen, how long can Ukraine hold on?
Chinese Language Text:
外媒感叹：1.2万朝鲜军队将进入乌克兰战场，侮辱整个西方的勇气
瞩望云霄
2024-10-22 13:15
江西
我们都知道，虽然西方军援是乌克兰军队能与俄军长期作战的基础，在乌军之中也存在一些西方雇佣军，但是到现在为止并没有发现哪个西方国家向乌克兰正式派出正规军。一些人常说的“北乌联军”，本质上仍然是乌克兰军队加北约国家的雇佣兵，这从侧面证明一个国家派军参战需要非常大的勇气，西方国家还没有一个国家敢这么玩。在俄罗斯这边也差不多，不管是集安组织成员国，还是白俄罗斯这样的军事盟友，都没有下场帮助俄军作战的可能性。然而，凡事就怕例外，而这个例外还是一个域外国家，那就是朝鲜。
据乌克兰情报部门的消息，1.2000 名朝鲜士兵即将奔赴前线，在乌克兰参与战斗,以帮助俄罗斯弥补日益增加的损失。这两天，乌克兰媒体关注的焦点也是这个问题，无不表现出非常悲观的气氛。外媒声称，此举是莫斯科和平壤之间日益增长的联盟的一部分，该联盟在多个方面使双方受益。乌方官方媒体报道，俄方第 11 独立空降突击旅的“布里亚特特种营”之中，已经有 3000 名朝鲜士兵，目前正在接受战前训练。这是西方第一次发现由朝鲜人员组成的“布里亚特营”，并且已经出现了 18 名成员逃跑的情况。《华盛顿邮报》上周援引一名乌克兰军事情报官员的话写道，本次“神秘士兵”进驻俄罗斯大约为12000人，编制为4个特战步兵团规模，并可能在今年年底前被部署到乌克兰的前线。朝鲜军官已经在俄罗斯占领的乌克兰实地观察俄罗斯军队并研究战场，乌克兰声称还没有看到任何朝鲜部队在战斗的情况。
克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫驳斥了平壤派遣军事人员在乌克兰作战的说法是“骗局”，但泽连斯基坚称它正在发生。
而这一切的根源，是普京推动的朝鲜与俄罗斯之间的战略伙伴关系，该协议明确规定各方在发生战争时相互提供军事援助。
如果朝鲜有大批量正规军进入乌克兰，或者只在库尔斯克作战，到底意味着什么呢？
意味着朝鲜与俄罗斯之间的军事同盟关系，将超越俄罗斯与任何国家之间的关系。对朝鲜可能同样如此，这对东北亚地缘政治将造成严重的冲击。从作战实力的角度来看，朝鲜士兵可能比“瓦格纳”雇佣兵还可怕，因为他们是经过长期艰苦训练出来的特种部队，又拥有坚定的信念或精神力量、其牺牲精神和战斗技巧都可能优于大部分俄罗斯在战场上的普能步兵。
朝鲜对外军援战略有历史渊源，出现这样的情况也属正常。在越南战争期间，朝鲜曾出动一个战斗机中队来支持其共产主义盟友北越；1973 年阿以战争期间，朝鲜曾派遣飞行员乘坐埃及战斗机执行任务；两伊战争期间，朝鲜曾派遣军事教官支持伊朗军队。朝鲜与古巴一起支持过安哥拉人民解放军，反对南非的种族隔离政权；朝鲜还向其他非洲国家提供了军事援助，包括莫桑比克和津巴布韦。
朝鲜军人的参与，可能将因此获得大量经济回报，有助于改善民生。朝鲜只有2000万人口，就要维持110万正规军，完全是靠“先军政治”来维持的。现在，朝鲜军人在乌克兰战场的作战必然能挣回大量的外汇，甚至可能高达每年几十亿美元，有可能占到朝鲜整体GDP的20%上。同时，还能让朝鲜军队获得适应现代战场环境的作战经验，这对韩国是一个巨大的威胁。要注意的是，乌克兰战场的作战样式，在很大程度上可能与朝鲜半岛相似。特别是朝鲜军人一旦学会了使用廉价无人机作战的手段，韩国军队的地面进攻将再难有靠谱手段。而远程火炮和弹道导弹的使用，又是朝鲜的特长。
当然，对俄罗斯来说，朝鲜军人加入战场，可以让普京避免不受欢迎的大规模征兵，甚至可以让俄罗斯在面对战争长期化时更加从容。朝鲜正规军的战斗力远比征招一些国内的高龄合同兵，或者毫无作战技术的人要好得多。
接下来，北约就要面对一个更大的羞辱了：如果朝鲜正规军进入乌克兰战场了，那么西方哪个国家的军队敢仿效吗？如果不下场，乌克兰还能支撑多久呢？
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 