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According to the Institute for the Study of War, a US non-profit, Russia had 11,000 troops in Kursk when Ukraine began its shock incursion in early August. However, a report in the New York Times suggests Moscow has achieved its troop build-up in Kursk without any need to pull its soldiers out of Ukraine.
This is false, https://www.reuters.com/world/us-commandos-train-unexpected-north-koreas-shadow-2024-03-15/
https://www.nknews.org/2024/01/south-korean-military-rings-in-new-year-with-drills-against-north-korea/
Also false, https://www.npr.org/2023/06/09/1180694943/north-korea-defector-spy-kim-jong-un-us-covid-nuclear-succession
https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/unpacking-claims-of-secret-north-korean-intelligence-operations/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/world/asia/north-korea-defector-political-execution.html
No evidence yet that they’ve been trained for this. More that these troops have been trained for infiltration (but not as applicable to Ukraine where they’d stick out like a sore thumb) and assassination (which applies to specific targets, not a general all-for-all shoot-out) as per https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-do-north-korean-troop-deployments-to-russia-mean-for-geopolitics/
From what I’ve seen on this sub, Ukraine has some high quality military grade drones and grenades, among other things. And duct tape reminds me of MacGuyver - who takes on MacGuyver and wins?
All in all, Ukraine is much better off than North Korea,
https://news.sky.com/story/north-korea-defector-tells-of-escape-and-reveals-what-life-is-really-like-in-secretive-state-12851920
And this disparity will be reflected in a display of military might against North Korean troops.