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North Korea’s Kim at crossroads after suffering casualties in Ukraine war – will his gambit pay off?
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to be preparing to deploy more troops in the coming weeks.
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SEOUL - Some four months after more than 10,000 North Korean troops were deployed alongside Russian soldiers in the Ukraine war, only about half of them remain standing, raising questions about the viability of Pyongyang’s decision to commit boots on the ground.
Ukrainian military officials have put the casualties down to the North Korean soldiers’ lack of experience with modern warfare and lack of coordination with the Russian troops.
