Engineers said to be supporting missile launches and reports of North Koreans killed near Donetsk

Engineers said to be supporting missile launches and reports of North Koreans killed near Donetsk

North Korean military engineers have been deployed to help Russia target Ukraine with ballistic missiles, and North Koreans operating in occupied areas of Ukraine have already been killed, senior officials in Kyiv and Seoul said.

There are dozens of North Koreans behind Russian lines, in teams that “support launcher systems for KN-23 missiles”, a source in Ukraine told the Guardian.

Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, last year travelled to Russia for a summit with Vladimir Putin where the two men bolstered their deepening ties with a secret arms deal.

Pyongyang’s ammunition shipments were vital in allowing Russian forces to advance in a grinding war of attrition in eastern Ukraine this summer. But it appears increasingly clear that the agreement went beyond supplying materiel.

  • McDropout@lemmy.worldEnglish
    430·
    1 month ago

    You can see me criticizing Russia in the same comment thread; I believe that Russia is committing war crimes that I do not support but Ukraine is siding with states which are committing whatever Russia is committing with impunity

    there goes my support for Ukraine

    The commenter I replied to didn‘t even have a conversation with me.

    Also both republicans and democrats are racist, xenophobic, sexist, genocidal maniacs. Don‘t compare me to North Americans.

    • Doom@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      152·
      1 month ago

      That is idiotic lmfao.

      Regardless of anything. Ukraine was invaded and is the smaller state being targeted by a much bigger state in population, economy, everything. Ukraine has every right to accept any help it can get.

      But you’re gonna say you don’t support Ukraine because they’ll accept aid against a supposedly stronger opponent?

      You are fake and also a homosapien.

      • McDropout@lemmy.worldEnglish
        29·
        1 month ago

        Where did I write that Ukraine shouldn‘t accept the help? Putting words into my mouth?

        Also I didn‘t insult you (or anyone in this thread in fact) so throwing in digs like that is a sign of your education or lack thereof.

        • Doom@ttrpg.networkEnglish
          61·
          1 month ago

          Dumb dumb dumb

          Ukraine is siding with states which are committing whatever Russia is committing with impunity

          there goes my support for Ukraine

          Don’t play this “I didn’t say the exact magic words so I never said it at all” game with me. Everyone reading this sees your messaging. Ukraine sided with nobody, Ukraine was attacked and is the victim.

          Only idiots think there are two sides to an inexcusable invasion based on lies. Go put your helmet back on

          • McDropout@lemmy.worldEnglish
            14·
            1 month ago

            Your critical analytical skills aren‘t the best. I never said that Ukraine shouldn‘t accept the aid. But just like Ukraine is accepting aid from questionable states like Germany, Poland, USA. Russia can get aid from questionable states like China and North Korea.

            But the first category of questionable countries are there to protect the world, spread freedom and democracy!! While the latter are bad bad bad terrible guys.