The first clashes between Ukrainian forces and North Korean troops took place in the Kyiv-controlled Kursk region in Russia on October 25, according to sources available to Jonas Ohman, head of the prominent Lithuanian Blue/Yellow NGO.

  • RattlerSix@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    My mental stereotype of north koreans might be wrong but I picture them as hicks who’ve never even seen a computer or smart phone. Imagine being that backwards and being thrown into a cutting esge drone war

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        9 hours ago

        You’re very wrong. Those are official phone they can have.

        But there is also a lot of contreband and trafficking across the border. They have all kind of stuff.

        I remember also seeing a documentary that explained that they are also quite aware of what is going on outside. The big difference was the pace at which news travels.

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      10 hours ago

      On the ground, war hasn’t changed since WWII. It doesn’t matter to the target if the bomber is piloted or not.