Washington Post "North Korean military without real-world experience, easy target"

The U.S. Washington Post reported that the North Korean military deployed to Ukraine is becoming an easy target for the Ukrainian military due to its lack of experience in combat.

According to a Ukrainian soldier interviewed by The Washington Post, Russian troops travel in small groups, attached to trees to avoid attacks.

On the other hand, they explain that unlike the Russian military, the North Korean military moves on a large scale without caring about drones flying overhead in open areas where there are no obstructions.

"I don't know if Russia intentionally sends North Korean troops that way or if they don't understand the battlefield situation, but a lot of North Korean troops were running around the battlefield," said a Ukrainian drone unit commander whose calling code is Boxer. "They don't seem to know what's going on."

He also said, "Because the North Korean military was moving in the open area, drones, batteries, and other weapons struck them. "I've never seen a unit running around 40 to 50 people on the battlefield, and they were perfect targets," he explained.

"Russian forces never move like that," the unit chief added.

Ukrainian drone pilot "Artem" found three groups of 30 to 40 people moving on the frontline and said everything that could fly immediately, including drones and bombers, was sortied out.

But the troops did not hide and "shoot at the drone," while others said they "just kept moving, most of them dead."

"Russian forces have learned to flee or hide from drones, and shoot only when there is a cover. Unlike the Russian military, the North Korean military just stands and fires indiscriminately, he explained.

Artem said he identified three enemy soldiers with thermal cameras in one night attack, which he thought could only kill one, but he also killed all three because the other two didn't react quickly.

He said, "It was such a strange experience. I felt like I was putting the computer simulator in 'Easy Mode'."

However, Oleksandr, a Ukrainian soldier in charge of gathering intelligence in the Kursk region, said that while the way Russian and other units behave is important, it is still only indirect evidence that they are North Korean troops.