It would be wild if North Korea supplied troops to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. That would be the first time North Korean troops were placed in combat against peer soldiers in decades. Could be a valuable learning experience for North Korea though.
The War in the Ukraine
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1. Yankee confirms that the people in the two videos are speaking North Korea's Korean, not from Chinese/South Korea.
2. The people in video 2 are already wearing Russian green uniforms, which are not the uniforms of the Korean People's Army, so your point about the wrong hats is moot, because they are already wearing Russian uniforms.
3. Western media reports claim that North Korean troops are training in the Far East, so it is entirely reasonable to see the emblem of the Far East Military District.
4. Things that cannot be determined: Western/South Korean media claim that these people are responsible for combat operations. There is currently no conclusive evidence to prove this. These people may be North Korean engineering/construction troops, tasked with second-line cleanup or construction.
Body exchange:
According to Intel Slava:
"Russia and Ukraine exchanged bodies of fallen soldiers, Ukraine received 501 bodies, Russia received 89 bodies."
Remember that the Russians still inflict a lot of casualties behind the Ukrainian front lines through FAB, missile, artillery and UAV strikes.
95 to 95 prisoners were also exchanged.
FAB-1500 lands on Ukrainian positions in Novoselidovka.
Ukrainian convoy ambushed in the Kursk oblast.
Orion UAV strikes at a Ukrainian tank using an X-UAV missile. I am guessing the recent Challenger tank kill was by an Orion strike.
Ukrainian vehicle tracked by the Sever-V unit to a hidden ammunition depot then target it for guided ammunition from artillery. Chasiv Yar sector.
SPG vs SPG duel. It is reported that a Hyacinth-S took out a Krab in the Ugledar sector. This appears to be using Krasnopol.
ODAB-1500 lands on Ukrainian positions in Torestk.
T-64BV struck by three FPV drones in the Kupyansk region.
Soldier from the 132nd Gorlovka Brigade just frisbeed a TM-62 mine right into a Ukrainian position in Torestk.
Multiple Gerans over the Poltova region.
Destroyed T-64BV in South Donetsk.
Damaged captured Marder in the Pokrovsk area.
Russian flag raised in eastern Vozdvyzhenka.
Russian missile strikes at Ukrainian positions in Malaya Loknya.
Ka-52M intercepts Ukrainian kamekaze drones over the Oryol region.
Lancet from the 17th Artillery Brigade takes out Ukrainian artillery in the Torestk direction.
FABs arrive on Ukrainian deployment points.
Ukrainian tank hit by a Lancet in the Sumy region.
X-69 missiles attacking Ukrainian airfields are using cluster warheads.
Krasnopol arrives on a Ukrainian mortar site.
Another Orion UAV strike on a Ukrainian tank in the Kursk region.
According to Intel Slava:
"Russia and Ukraine exchanged bodies of fallen soldiers, Ukraine received 501 bodies, Russia received 89 bodies."
Remember that the Russians still inflict a lot of casualties behind the Ukrainian front lines through FAB, missile, artillery and UAV strikes.
95 to 95 prisoners were also exchanged.
FAB-1500 lands on Ukrainian positions in Novoselidovka.
Ukrainian convoy ambushed in the Kursk oblast.
Orion UAV strikes at a Ukrainian tank using an X-UAV missile. I am guessing the recent Challenger tank kill was by an Orion strike.
Ukrainian vehicle tracked by the Sever-V unit to a hidden ammunition depot then target it for guided ammunition from artillery. Chasiv Yar sector.
SPG vs SPG duel. It is reported that a Hyacinth-S took out a Krab in the Ugledar sector. This appears to be using Krasnopol.
ODAB-1500 lands on Ukrainian positions in Torestk.
T-64BV struck by three FPV drones in the Kupyansk region.
Soldier from the 132nd Gorlovka Brigade just frisbeed a TM-62 mine right into a Ukrainian position in Torestk.
Multiple Gerans over the Poltova region.
Destroyed T-64BV in South Donetsk.
Damaged captured Marder in the Pokrovsk area.
Russian flag raised in eastern Vozdvyzhenka.
Russian missile strikes at Ukrainian positions in Malaya Loknya.
Ka-52M intercepts Ukrainian kamekaze drones over the Oryol region.
Lancet from the 17th Artillery Brigade takes out Ukrainian artillery in the Torestk direction.
FABs arrive on Ukrainian deployment points.
Ukrainian tank hit by a Lancet in the Sumy region.
X-69 missiles attacking Ukrainian airfields are using cluster warheads.
Krasnopol arrives on a Ukrainian mortar site.
Another Orion UAV strike on a Ukrainian tank in the Kursk region.
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If you know the history, the Russians had the highly advanced MiG Skat UCAV concept. But then it was never financed properly by the Russian government. And it is not like MiG could fund it out of pocket when their export sales were dysmal.
They did open up a competition in Russia to try to get some working UAV drones. But the competition was a total bust. The drones, of which there were a couple dozen proposals from a load of people working out of their garage, either did not work properly, or they had really crude operator control schemes. So, after many years of hoping that their own Russian drones would get better, in disgust the Russian government got a license for the IAI Searcher drone from Israel. The Russian MIC eventually stepped up its game and now you get drones like the Orion. Which do have proper operator control schemes. But they still had issues with making appropriate engines without depending on imports and the like. Which are being solved.
They did open up a competition in Russia to try to get some working UAV drones. But the competition was a total bust. The drones, of which there were a couple dozen proposals from a load of people working out of their garage, either did not work properly, or they had really crude operator control schemes. So, after many years of hoping that their own Russian drones would get better, in disgust the Russian government got a license for the IAI Searcher drone from Israel. The Russian MIC eventually stepped up its game and now you get drones like the Orion. Which do have proper operator control schemes. But they still had issues with making appropriate engines without depending on imports and the like. Which are being solved.
The audio in the video could be completely dubbed over, FYI
If the North Koreans are used within Russian borders and not in Ukraine, then they are not used in the invasion of Ukraine. That means they can be deployed in combat operations within the Kursk oblast and that won't be invading Ukraine. Not a single foot past the legit border and not used in any other region except one within Russia.
Russians appreciate their self propelled mortars.
TOS from the 144th Tank Division working on Ukrainian positions.
FABs arrive on Ukrainian temporary deployment points in Zaporozhye region. This area becoming active again.
Zoriane and Katerynivka has both fallen to the Russians. Tolstyi Lug in the Kursk oblast returns to Russian control.
M1117 APC gets taken out by FPV drones.
Su-57 with what might be X-59s.
Some Gerans already fitted with cameras, allowing them to have an operator, and used like an FPV or Lancet. First footage from such a Geran.
Druzhba hotel in Krivoy Rog attacked. Hotel believed to house Westerners assisting Ukraine.
Stryker hit by an FPV drone in the Kharkhiv region.
First Russian assaults on Selidovo.
Russian breakthrough in the Kupyansk sector.
In this entire footage, a soldier of the Black Hussars manages to dodge six FPV drones. Russians have included anti drone measures and dodging in their training.
Ukrainian field ammo depot taken out by a Krasnopol from the 271st Artillery Brigade.
FPV drones take out a Ukrainian APC in Krasni Yar.
FABs hit Ukrainian positions in different fronts.
A Maxxpro captured by the Russians.
Mortar fire from the international brigade Pyatnashka finishes off a Maxxpro in the Kursk region.
Russian paratroopers assaulting through Lyubimovka.
T-72B3 supporting Russian operations in the Kurakhovsky sector. Tanks are often used in indirect fire mode against Ukrainian positions using HE-FRAG shells, and in direct fire mode leading assaults.
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RG-31 APC used as ambulance, seen knocked out in the road. This is the only one of it's type used in Ukraine.
Captured Maxxpro and weapons by the 106th VDV in the Kursk region. Found in Lyubimovka which the Russians recaptured.
Two more Maxxpro taken out in the Donbass.
Fire in the Odessa port after a missile strike.
Explosions in Kharkhov after which the city was cut off from power.
Russian flag raised in the western outskirts of Maksimilyanovka, close to Kurakhovo.
Selidovo nearly encircled except for these routes in the west which look we within Russian fire control. Situation is similar to Ugledar before it's fall.
Russians continue to advance south of Chasiv Yar along the Bakhmut-Konstantinovka highway.
Assaults and advances along Selidovo, Gornyak, and Vodzhizenka.
Bradley destroyed by FPV in the Pokrovsk direction.
Ukrainians managed to take out an Orion UAV using a Strela-10 system.
Wreckage of Russian decoy drones 'Parody'. These drones are equip with Luneberg lenses and are flown together with Geran drones.
More 130mm M-46 guns are appearing in the front, thanks to the supply of Iranian and North Korean ammunition. The range of the standard shell is about 27k and rocket assisted 40km. These are for Soviet era shells, not withstanding whatever aerodynamic improvements the Iranians and North Koreans would make on their shells.
Up in YouTube. Russian soldier of the Black Hussars managed to dodge six FPV drones in one footage, not to mention two more after recording.
Fighting in Kursk. A Kirpi appeared to have taken an RPG hit.
Captured Maxxpro and weapons by the 106th VDV in the Kursk region. Found in Lyubimovka which the Russians recaptured.
Two more Maxxpro taken out in the Donbass.
Fire in the Odessa port after a missile strike.
Explosions in Kharkhov after which the city was cut off from power.
Russian flag raised in the western outskirts of Maksimilyanovka, close to Kurakhovo.
Selidovo nearly encircled except for these routes in the west which look we within Russian fire control. Situation is similar to Ugledar before it's fall.
Russians continue to advance south of Chasiv Yar along the Bakhmut-Konstantinovka highway.
Assaults and advances along Selidovo, Gornyak, and Vodzhizenka.
Bradley destroyed by FPV in the Pokrovsk direction.
Ukrainians managed to take out an Orion UAV using a Strela-10 system.
Wreckage of Russian decoy drones 'Parody'. These drones are equip with Luneberg lenses and are flown together with Geran drones.
More 130mm M-46 guns are appearing in the front, thanks to the supply of Iranian and North Korean ammunition. The range of the standard shell is about 27k and rocket assisted 40km. These are for Soviet era shells, not withstanding whatever aerodynamic improvements the Iranians and North Koreans would make on their shells.
Up in YouTube. Russian soldier of the Black Hussars managed to dodge six FPV drones in one footage, not to mention two more after recording.
Fighting in Kursk. A Kirpi appeared to have taken an RPG hit.
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The Russians have captured quite a number of MRAPs by now. Is there any evidence that Russian forces have begun using captured MaxxPros etc. themselves yet? I know captured Humvees and M113s have been seen fairly often in use by various Russian forces.
