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submitted 3 days ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 115 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's worse they're scared the government will go after their families. It's not fear for themselves.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 58 points 3 days ago

it's both. they see no positive path to a positive outcome for anyone. and that's the point of the kind of terror regimes like north korea and russia implement. the more terror you keep a person under all the time, the easier it is to give them an apparent strong man who claims to deliver them from the terror he implements

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 18 points 3 days ago

Ironic that the strongman they're fighting for is callously throwing their lives away.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 17 points 3 days ago

that's what the strong men do. they promise to keep you safe from the terror they implement, but for you to be scared, there must be real risk of your death

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 5 points 3 days ago

That's just how it works.

this post was submitted on 28 Dec 2024
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