"Trade in cannon meat": DPRK can easily provide 12,000 Russian fighters - Defense Express

The DPRK has already overturned 11-12 thousand fighters in the Russian Federation, who are currently training at one of the landfills in the Far East. The probable video of the DPRK soldiers in Russian form and with Russian weapons was published on the network. This information has already been confirmed by two intelligence services. The head of GUR Kirill Budanov reported about 11,000 in a comment to The War Zone.

This preparation is not significant, since the completion of training sessions is evaluated - until November 1 this year. North Korea is estimated that the fourth largest army in the world. It is about 1. 3 million military and 600 thousand reservists. Approximately 5% of the total population of the country. Of these, the most combatant are 88 thousand forces of special operations. But in general, it is a conscription army with a life of 10-12 years for men and 5 for women.

Signs of open mobilization in the DPRK are already observed. Pyongyang reported that, in the background of exacerbation of relations with South Korea, lately 1. 4 million people have expressed a desire to join the Armed Forces, Ukrainian analysts from Defense Express said. For Pyongyang, 12,000 fighters are only 0. 9% of the regular number of a regular army or 0. 2% of the total reserve.

In other words, the DPRK can send their troops to the Russian Federation for additional training for several weeks, it can be done on a regular basis. According to the authors of the publication, it is similar to the trade in "cannon meat", and similar approaches are inherent in two nuclear dictatorial regimes.