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  • W Wim

    Apparently 18 have already deserted... (you'll need Google translate, sorry for that)

    https://suspilne.media/858583-vijskovi-kndr-vze-tikaut-z-pozicij-na-kordoni-iz-branskou-ta-kurskou-oblastami-dzerela/

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    George K
    wrote on last edited by George K
    #2294

    @Wim said in The Ukraine war thread:

    18 have already deserted.

    North Korean soldiers deserted when moved out of the country.

    Surprise...

    (translate not working for me)

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • George KG George K

      @Wim said in The Ukraine war thread:

      18 have already deserted.

      North Korean soldiers deserted when moved out of the country.

      Surprise...

      (translate not working for me)

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      Mik
      wrote on last edited by
      #2295

      @George-K I had not thought of that, but yeah. No surprise.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        #2296

        I just dont think that would work at all. Language problems come to mind right away. The level of Russian speakers in DPRK is pretty small. The foreign language emphasis in the near past has been Chinese.

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        • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

          I just dont think that would work at all. Language problems come to mind right away. The level of Russian speakers in DPRK is pretty small. The foreign language emphasis in the near past has been Chinese.

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          Renauda
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          #2297

          @taiwan_girl

          You would be surprised how many Russians are fluent in Oriental languages like Korean. You can be assured many are in the Russian Army and Intelligence Services.

          Elbows up!

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          • RenaudaR Renauda

            @taiwan_girl

            You would be surprised how many Russians are fluent in Oriental languages like Korean. You can be assured many are in the Russian Army and Intelligence Services.

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            @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

            @taiwan_girl

            You would be surprised how many Russians are fluent in Oriental languages like Korean. You can be assured many are in the Russian Army and Intelligence Services.

            Interesting. Do you think that they would be in a position to support the command of a group of DPRK soldiers?

            I suppose these soldiers could not be any worse than the convicts that Russia been using.

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              #2299

              The convicts are dead. Now it’s the aged.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

                @taiwan_girl

                You would be surprised how many Russians are fluent in Oriental languages like Korean. You can be assured many are in the Russian Army and Intelligence Services.

                Interesting. Do you think that they would be in a position to support the command of a group of DPRK soldiers?

                I suppose these soldiers could not be any worse than the convicts that Russia been using.

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                Renauda
                wrote on last edited by
                #2300

                @taiwan_girl

                Do you think that they would be in a position to support the command of a group of DPRK soldiers?

                Yes I do.

                Elbows up!

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                • MikM Offline
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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #2301

                  Are we targeting the wrong thing with sanctions?

                  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-west-is-trying-to-starve-the-wrong-part-of-russia-s-war-machine-defense-experts-say/ar-AA1sAkG9

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • MikM Mik

                    Are we targeting the wrong thing with sanctions?

                    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-west-is-trying-to-starve-the-wrong-part-of-russia-s-war-machine-defense-experts-say/ar-AA1sAkG9

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                    @Mik

                    Current Western sanctions tend to be too broad and sporadic to cripple Russian defense production. A better approach would be a mixture of economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure focused on Russia's artillery supply chain, concluded the report. "A concerted approach, with additional resources dedicated to enforcement and disruption, will have a greater chance of success."

                    I wonder how effective that would be? Seems like it would just like we are doing now. I dont know if more diplomatic pressure on countries like China would make a difference.

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                    • MikM Offline
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                      Mik
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #2303

                      Bomb the vodka!

                      https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-s-alcohol-empire-suffers-devastating-quadruple-blow/ar-AA1sIq8h

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        #2304

                        If this isn’t a war crime I don’t know what would be.

                        You were warned.

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                          Mik
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                          #2305

                          https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-s-generals-are-turning-on-each-other/ar-AA1tfCNb

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            Wim
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                            #2306

                            Chinese mock Russian fighter jet
                            https://www.kyivpost.com/post/41667

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                              wrote on last edited by Renauda
                              #2307

                              Meanwhile in Europe, Russian mischief is suspected at the root of combusting courier packages in transit:

                              https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/05/moscow-behind-incendiary-packages-sent-across-europe-lithuanian-official-says-a86909

                              https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07912lxx33o

                              Peace loving Russian foreign policy at play.

                              Elbows up!

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                                Renauda
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                                #2308

                                Another Russian general killed. Apparently an especially nasty one at that:

                                Major General Pavel Klimenko…. A Russian army general in charge of a unit alleged to have tortured its own soldiers and murdered a U.S. citizen was reportedly killed in Ukraine this week, becoming the eighth Russian general to die since President Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

                                https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/08/russian-general-alleged-to-have-organized-torture-camp-killed-in-ukraine-reports-a86946

                                I wonder if he was fragged?

                                Elbows up!

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                                • MikM Offline
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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on last edited by Mik
                                  #2309

                                  I see signs saying Hell is real. In his case let us hope so.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    Renauda
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #2310

                                    I hope he died “not well”.

                                    Elbows up!

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                                    • RenaudaR Renauda

                                      I hope he died “not well”.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #2311

                                      @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                      I hope he died “not well”.

                                      Love that scene from the Bond movie.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Renauda
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #2312

                                        More on the Russian connection to incendiary packages on cargo and passenger aircraft:

                                        https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/incendiary-devices-plot-canada-russia-1.7378613

                                        Elbows up!

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                                        • RenaudaR Offline
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                                          Renauda
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #2313

                                          Possible early indicator of the direction the Trump Admin will take on the war in Ukraine:

                                          https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxrwr078v7o

                                          Elbows up!

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