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My guess is that, coming from such a straitjacketed society,

But they are enjoying their unrestricted access to the internet.

https://www.newsweek.com/north-korean-troops-russi...

North Korean soldiers who have deployed to Russia have never had unfettered access to the internet before. As a result, they are gorging on pornography.

And they're becoming cannon fodder.

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukrainian_warriors_...

He [a NK soldier who survived an attack] claims they were initially told they would be guarding infrastructure, but instead, they were betrayed and sent on assault missions in the Kursk region.

"The russians provided us with nothing," he continued. "They sent us into an assault without prior reconnaissance, without ammunition, without adequate weapons."

I wonder how many will surrender and then ask to defect to South Korea. Family left behind may be the only thing keeping many from doing that.

--Peter

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