North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine? A Comedy of Errors
So, let’s get this straight. The Ukrainian army is preparing to tango with North Korean soldiers. I mean, what’s next? A collaboration on a K-Drama where the plot twist is… well, they can’t even get a proper meal? According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Russian bear is getting a few of its claws from Pyongyang to join the fray starting October 27th. Quite the week to watch, eh? Like waiting for the next episode of your least favorite reality show.
Now, Zelensky has labeled this move as “an obvious step toward escalation.” And here I thought escalation was just the latest craze in online multiplayer games! Let’s face it, it’s a bit rich coming from the Kremlin, whose reports these days seem about as believable as a cat claiming to be a dog.
The reports show North Korea sending around 12,000 soldiers, including three high-ranking generals, to Russia. You know, if you’ve got that many generals, maybe, just maybe, you should consider sending a few of them back to a classroom instead? And don’t get me started on their uniforms—dressed in Russian garb for ‘camouflage.’ It’s like teaching a penguin how to waddle without being noticed!
Telegram: Where Everyone’s a Messenger
And what do we have here? A little social media warfare! The Ukrainians have taken to Telegram, calling on these so-called “soldiers of the Korean People’s Army” to lay down their arms. In what I can only imagine as a generous and somewhat cheeky missive, they assure these North Koreans that surrendering means no more senseless dying on foreign soil and, spoiler alert, three solid meals a day! Hmmm, nutritionally balanced meals, fresh vegetables… things that Russian soldiers apparently can only dream about.
But will they give up? I mean, coming from the land of eternal drought and “what’s-for-lunch-today” black market menus, you have to wonder if these troops know a mobile phone from a potato. Does Kim Jong-un let them have a smartphone? Or are they fed disinformation right alongside their kimchi?
The Delicate Art of Diplomacy
Let’s not overlook North Korea’s Foreign Ministry’s brilliant response—or lack thereof. “We can neither confirm nor deny” troop deployments, but hey, we’re just following international law! Of course, nothing says full international compliance like sending your soldiers into a questionable conflict dressed up in someone else’s closet.
As the world watches, and as martial law in “Land of the Morning Calm” remains ever so steady, let us not forget that the real comedy here is how this whole thing feels like an ill-fated episode of an edgy sitcom. The Ukraine-Russia saga sees North Korea hopping onto the stage as the odd, unwanted character who suddenly finds themselves in the narrative because the plot had to thicken. And what a plot this is!
The Punchline
So here’s the takeaway: War may be hell, but at least we have a front-row seat to what looks like geopolitical slapstick. Will North Korean soldiers with Russian hats huddle in trenches while craving real food? Will the next round of fighting just become an international culinary competition? Grab your popcorn, folks; this isn’t just a fight for defending borders; it’s a reality show nobody signed up for but everybody’s watching! As they say in showbiz, the real winner is always the audience.
Until next time, keep your eyes peeled—because in this theatre of the absurd, anything can happen. And who knows, maybe they’ll even start a new charity initiative: “Help feed the soldiers.” Because at the end of the day, laughter might just be the best weapon we’ve got!
The Ukrainian army is preparing to fight with North Korean soldiers on the front. According to Zelensky, Moscow will deploy the soldiers sent by Pyongyang to the combat zones on Sunday and Monday. Kiev is telling them to lay down their weapons on a Telegram channel.
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Russia plans to send the first North Korean soldiers into a combat zone on October 27-28 – he announced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, citing intelligence reports.
After his usual meeting with senior military and civilian officials, Zelensky called the move “an obvious step toward escalation” that contrasted with “the disinformation we have heard from the Kremlin in recent days.”
“The world clearly sees what Russia really wants, and that is the continuation of the war. That is why a principled and decisive reaction of world leaders is needed,” Zelensky said.
According to the Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR), North Korea has sent nearly 12,000 soldiers to Russia, including 500 officers and three generals. For the time being, they are being prepared for the Ukrainian front in training camps.
The first soldiers to join Russian forces in the war against Ukraine have reportedly been sent to the Kursk region, where Ukraine began its cross-border incursion in August and still holds significant territory.
Ukraine on social media published a call to “soldiers of the Korean People’s Army” to lay down their arms. “You can’t die senselessly in a foreign land,” reads a Telegram message in Russian on October 23, which was shared on the channel of the “I want to live” project maintained by the Ukrainian state.
Telegram is also popular in Eastern Europe and among soldiers on both sides of the war; the channel itself has nearly 67 thousand followers. The special thing about this post is that it was also published in Korean.
The message also argues that those who surrender can expect three meals a day, including meat and fresh vegetables. The background to this is that Russian soldiers complained in numerous reports about the poor food supply of their units.
Of course, it is difficult to predict whether the message will be heard, since almost nothing is known about the equipment of the – ideologically indoctrinated – North Korean soldiers, only that they wear Russian uniforms for camouflage, but it is also not known whether they have mobile phones at all .
By the way, the North Korean Foreign Ministry has not yet officially confirmed whether it has sent troops to Russia, only saying that such a decision is in accordance with international law.