In bloody struggles between Russia and Ukraine North Korean soldiers are in dense casualties. According to the BBC, which cites data from Western officials, it appears close 40% of the North Koreans fighting on the Russian side were severely injured, captured by Ukrainians or killed.
Untrained soldiers in the war in Ukraine. ‘Bare meat’
Little is known about the destiny of wounded soldiers, their treatment site, or plans to replace them with fresh recruits. "However, this information sheds light on the cost of Vladimir Putin's ally, Kim Jong Un, wanting to support Russia," the BBC estimates in its text.
North Korean soldiers were drawn into war without appropriate training and protection. erstwhile armoured army commander, Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, described their situation as hopeless, calling them ‘gun meat’ with small chance of survival. Reports from South Korea propose that North soldiers are unprepared for the realities of the modern battlefield.
Despite the losses of Gen. Alexander of Syria, the chief military commander of Ukraine, warned that North Korean soldiers are a serious challenge for Ukrainian forces on the front lines, emphasizing their motivation and numbers.
Northern soldiers are admitted to the Korea labour Party. After death
Previously, Radio Free Asia portal (RFA) reported that North Korean soldiers, fighting in the Russian army and dying during the war with Ukraine, are posthumously admitted to the Korea labour Party. Members of their families who receive certificates shall not be informed of the circumstances of the death of soldiers or of their participation in the war. Families were forbidden to mourn the dead and to study their deaths to even close relatives.
Party membership is simply a peculiar privilege in Communist North Korea, which improves the social position of families of organization activists, giving them access to better education, work, rations and housing, including the right to settle in the capital. However, the RFA pointed out that posthumous membership is usually granted only to those who died in the war, alternatively than to soldiers who died while doing duties during peacekeeping.
