Russia imitating "World War II" as it is...North Korean military ends only when it dies [Y transcript]

■ Host: Kim Sun-young Anchor, Jeong Chae-woon Anchor
■ Appearance: Kim Geum-hyuk, former Minister of Veterans Affairs, aide

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◇Anchor> According to various foreign media analyses as well as drones, the North Korean military does not have many technologies suitable for modern warfare. There was even a saying that they are holding up now with World War II technology.

◆Kim Geum-hyuk> That's right. But it's not just a matter of any North Korean military that needs to be looked at a little deeper. The way the Russian military is currently fighting is following the way the Soviet Union fought Germany in World War II. When we go back to the beginning of the war, the Russian ceremonies and various infantry joint operations were quite modern. But with such modern operations, we invaded Kyiv and all failed, and we were eventually repelled by the Ukrainian forces, right? Since then, it has become a battle of high ground on the Eastern Front, where it is now pushed and pushed. Therefore, naturally, the battle aspect is who enters the trenches faster in the early modern war and who organizes the trenches faster. Do you want to kill even one more person faster? As it changes to this very local aspect, it is very similar to the battle patterns of World War I and World War II, where so many troops are forced to fight against one inch of land. The North Korean military has been introduced to such combat sites, and the North Korean military is not practically operating from any rear, but is acting as a front-line infantryman to find Ukrainian positions at the front and search for the trenches one by one. In the past, Russia conscripted prisoners to form such a front-line unit, but now that there are no prisoners, they have replaced the role with the North Korean military. That's why the North Korean military's casualties are increasing a lot.

◇ Anchor> You also said that the North Korean military is not good at identifying enemies and allies and attacks drones once they are seen indiscriminately. Then, won't the Russian military's internal opposition increase?

◆Kim Geum-hyuk> That's right. It's not exactly 100% true, but when you look at various interviews comprehensively or when you look at data posted by pro-Russian bloggers on social media, the Russian military also thinks that. In other words, I brought him because he said he was a special forces unit, but his fighting power is poor. So there are not enough supplies that the Russian military currently gives to Russian troops in the country. However, in such a situation, it is necessary to share the supplies with 12,000 North Korean soldiers. And another thing is, isn't there a lot of weapons coming from North Korea? It is said that 60% of the shells used by the Russian military now are Bukhansan. In addition, about a third of Russia's ballistic missiles are imported from North Korea. However, there are also problems with the quality of the missile, so there are cases of self-destruction and misfire, so it can be said that various problems are inevitably caused by joint military operations between North Korea and Russia.



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: Lee Mi-young, editor of the digital news team

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