The newest drone actor in the Ukra battlefield..."Arrested North Korean military testimonies come out" [Y transcript]

■ Host: anchor Cho Jin-hyuk
■ Starring: Yang Wook, a researcher at Asan Institute for Policy Studies,

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◇Anchor> Let's continue with the question about sending North Korean troops now. An additional list of North Korean officers who went to Russia has been revealed. First of all, Deputy Chief of Staff Kim Young-bok, this person, was confirmed, and then two more were confirmed. Director of Reconnaissance General Lee Chang-ho and Major General Shin Geum-chul of the People's Army. What role did they move on to?

◆ Yang Wook> First of all, as you know, Kim Young-bok was the commander of the special operations forces newly unveiled by North Korea in 2017. And he became the deputy chief of staff. In a word, he is trusted by Kim Jong-un. In fact, it's the same for Lee Chang-ho. This person was mentioned in about 2020 when he was also a director. If you're watching, you're the director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau. But what the Reconnaissance General Bureau is doing is the Reconnaissance General Bureau, which is in charge of South Korea, maneuvering, and intelligence. In the end, as you may remember, North Korea sent a drone over Seoul on December 26, 2022, and we went crazy once. He is likely to have ordered the operation. Next, sending trash balloons and sending filth balloons. I think the Reconnaissance General Bureau is also involved. In the end, it was Lee Chang-ho, the head of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, who decorated and ordered such actions behind his back. I can tell you that this is a very important person. And in the case of Shin Geum-cheol, I'm actually very unfamiliar with the name, so I think I need to check more information and tell you about this.

◇Anchor> Then, the North Korean military has engaged the Ukrainian military for the first time, no, there are many controversies. Anyway, there is a prospect that if North Korea participates in the battle with the Russian military this time, it will be able to learn tactics related to drones. What do you think?

◆ Yang Wook> Last August, North Korea unveiled its two converted drones. If you look at the drone, it's similar to what the Russian military uses, but it's built in a slightly more advanced form than what the Russian military uses. What that means is that exports to Russia are fully in mind. That's how it was made. North Korea may not yet have a sufficient understanding of drone use tactics, but at least in terms of developing drones, it can be seen that it has some ability in that area. First of all, making ICBMs and cruise missiles is not that difficult to make drones. So in that context, I'm very concerned about North Korea entering the field with this drone that they've unveiled and North Korea operating it directly and increasing its practical capabilities.

But of course, this won't be easy. You know what I mentioned earlier.Didn't Ma say there were some skirmishes, no, there was a gab theory? I think we still need to check more, but for example, Twitter right now, it's X right now. If you look there, you will see the testimony of the North Korean soldier who seems to have been arrested. The Russian troops said they would put themselves in the defense line, but they just randomly put them in the attack, killing all of their colleagues. He is even testifying that all 40 people died and only he survived.

In other words, rather than having the idea that Russia will make use of these troops and North Korean troops to create an opportunity to reverse itself, it is simply trying to put them in front of us like a meat shield as the Minister of National Defense said not too long ago. So will North Korea be able to afford to learn such drone-related tactics? I'm also doubtful about that.Nevertheless, in any form, North Korea will make every effort it has to gain the know-how needed for modern warfare in this war. I can tell you this much.



Excerpted from the conversation: Lee Sun Digital News Team Editor

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