Expecting the North Korean military to be damaged by the attack on the Ukra drone?... "New high-level movement situation" [Y Record]

■ Host: Anchor Kim Youngsoo Kim, Anchor Lee Ha-rin
■ Starring: Former Vice Unification Minister Kim Hyung-seok

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◇Anchor> The Ukrainian government has revealed the names of generals who accompanied North Korean troops sent to Russia. On top of that, Kim Young-bok, deputy chief of staff of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, was known and two more were disclosed, so please show us. Lee Chang-ho, Director of Reconnaissance General, Major General Shin Geum-chul of the People's Army. Aren't these three generals in a very important position?

◆ Kim Hyung-seok> So in the case of Kim Young-bok, he was the commander of the 11th Army, and he is the deputy commander of the General Staff. If you look here, the fact that a person with the title of the Reconnaissance General Director went there is generally done in such areas as rear penetration.

◇Anchor> Is it as big as the NIS in Korea?

◆ Kim Hyung-seok> Not the National Intelligence Service, but the commander of a special forces unit. Next, the commander of the People's Army... So, in terms of our inter-Korean relations, the head of the reconnaissance bureau has traditionally sent spies or sent combat troops to the rear to disrupt.

◇ Anchor> Kim Young-cheol also served as the head of the Reconnaissance General Bureau.

◆ Kim Hyung-seok> In that sense, the North Korean military dispatched this time is usually called a storm troop by our National Intelligence Service, so it can be said that they sent a person who can command the right military. If that's true.

◇Anchor> The names of the generals have been revealed like this, so what do you think about the situation of the North Korean military in the Ukraine-Russia war? There were many dead yesterday. There were also reports like this, but the Ukrainian government has not confirmed it.

◆Kim Hyung-seok> If you look at foreign media reports, even pictures came out. Photos of him being captured also came out, but as of now, the U.S. and North Korea's combat forces have entered the country, and the most likely area to be dispatched is the Kursk region, so I think it's only a matter of time. So how do you do this, so will you do it alone by the North Korean military, or will you do it in cooperation with the Russian military, for example? A lot of things will be adjusted internally now. If that happens, I think it will come out.

◇Anchor> Our Defense Intelligence Headquarters believes that North Korean troops deployed to the front line are likely to suffer significant damage because they are not properly trained in drone warfare.

◆ Kim Hyung-seok> So you don't have combat experience right now. So, of course. So what we're concerned about is that North Korea is the first in this regard. There will be such losses, but we're worried about that because we can definitely gain hands-on experience with this and apply it to our side.

◇Anchor> The Kursk region is now a large plain area, but the North Korean military did not have much training in such a large plain area. So there is also an analysis that such a lack of experience will be vulnerable.

◆ Kim Hyung-seok > That's right. But isn't it a matter of pride of the Kursk region on the Russian side? Since we have to repel the Ukrainian military, in a way, the North Korean military will definitely use it so that the situation can be in their favor on the Russian side. So, we will identify those strengths and weaknesses of the North Korean military and put them into battle appropriately. I think we'll have to wait and see.

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: Lee Sun Digital News Team Editor

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