North Korean troops will become 'cannon fodder' if they aid Russia in Ukraine, Pentagon says
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- North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in Ukraine would be "cannon fodder," the Pentagon said.
- The two nations signed a new security pact, and some Korean units look set to go to Ukraine.
- Russia is known for treating its soldiers as highly disposable and has suffered high death tolls.
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Will the North Koreans get sufficient rations? It might be no worse than being at home.
They will also have a chance to defect and then finally have a life somewhere in Europe. Or maybe even migrate to South Korea later on.
NK will imprison their family if they defect, that's the main thing keeping people in NK I believe.
The main thing keeping people inside is that they cannot leave NK anymore. NK government did a complete border lockdown during the pandemic and they managed to sign a deal with China and Russia that every defector will be caught and brought back to NK. The only way out now is through the sea and that's a death sentence.