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A new enemy Inexperienced North Korean troops prepare to enter conflict
The Guardian Weekly
|November 08, 2024
Depending on whom you ask, they are the boost that Russian forces need to make a significant breakthrough in Ukraine, or they are simple cannon fodder, destined for repatriation in body bags.
After weeks of speculation, Nato and the Pentagon have confirmed that around 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, with most massing near Ukraine's border in Kursk, where the Kremlin's forces have struggled to repel a Ukrainian incursion.
US officials believe the North Koreans could enter the conflict imminently, as the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pleads with his country's allies to "stop watching" while his troops prepare to confront a new enemy.
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