00:00North Korea is sending more troops to the Ukraine war and videos of their soldiers training
00:04have surfaced in Russia.
00:06Reuters reports that North Korean missile units are already deployed in western Russia.
00:11According to the report, the North Korean missile units have the capability to operate
00:15120 ballistic missiles and six launchers to strike Ukraine.
00:19Ukrainian Defense Intelligence announced that North Korea's missile unit with about 90
00:23personnel will be deployed under Russia's 112th Missile Brigade in western Voronezh.
00:28It seems that the missile unit has probably arrived as an advance party.
00:32Ukrainian government intelligence authorities are warning that up to 30,000 additional troops
00:36may be dispatched.
00:37The total amount and deployment method will be decided at high-level talks between North
00:41Korea and Russia in September.
00:44If the North Korean military actually engages in live fire, they will be operating the KN-23
00:48and KN-24 missiles made by North Korea within the Russian military's target acquisition and
00:53fire control system.
00:54Previously, North Korea was only supplying missiles to the Russian military, but now they
00:58are deploying operational units that directly attack Ukraine into the war.
01:02Here's the latest on North Korean military deployment.
01:05Troops from the first deployment remain in Korsk.
01:07Of 14,000 sent about 9,500 are in combat.
01:10There are already around 7,000 casualties.
01:13Normally, a 20-30% loss forces a retreat, but over 70% of North Korean troops have been wiped
01:18out.
01:19This time, the second group of North Korean troops will be stationed in Voronezh.
01:23The North Korean military is training for deployment in Russia, and a missile unit is reportedly
01:29stationed in the Voronezh region.
01:31We need to focus on why North Korea sent a missile unit first, as the Ukrainian military's
01:35main weakness is ballistic missiles.
01:38Currently, the Ukrainian military has run out of all its air defense missiles, so Ukraine's
01:42greatest vulnerability is considered to be ballistic missiles.
01:44But just the increase in the number of ballistic missiles that Ukraine has to respond to inevitably
01:49puts even more pressure on Ukraine.
01:52President Zelenskyy of Ukraine announced on social media that Western countries have supplied
01:56only one-third as many interceptor missiles and defense systems this year as last year.
02:01One of the reasons for this is the war in the Middle East.
02:04Because of the war in the Middle East, Patriot missiles have been consumed at a very rapid rate.
02:08This has reduced the global stockpile of air defense missiles.
02:11As a result, the United States began running low on air defense missiles for itself, and
02:17its supply to Ukraine also decreased.
02:20Russia exploited the situation and launched 650 missiles between January and July this year.
02:26This scale is even greater than the number of Patriot missiles that Lockheed Martin in
02:30the United States will supply worldwide in the entire year of 2025.
02:34President Donald Trump promised a production license for the Patriot missile system and full
02:39technical support so Ukraine can build its own air defense network.
02:44However, not long after, President Trump reversed his previous stance and unilaterally withdrew
02:48his promise.
02:50He broke his promise to support Ukraine, citing a shortage of missile stockpiles in the United
02:55States itself.
02:56President Trump has recently shown an extremely lukewarm and indifferent attitude toward his
03:00previous policy of helping Ukraine produce its own Patriot interceptor missiles, showing
03:04little enthusiasm for providing that support.
03:06Ukraine faces major challenges in building an independent interceptor missile production
03:11base and starting mass production.
03:14This is because advanced air defense missiles require complex technology transfers, securing
03:18parts supply chains, and strict quality verification procedures to be manufactured directly in
03:22a third country, making it difficult to achieve results in a short period of time.
03:26The first dedicated Patriot missile production facility in Europe by Western nations to support
03:32Ukraine won't start operating until at least September due to process support and construction
03:37issues.
03:37As it takes a considerable amount of time for production facilities to actually become operational,
03:42Ukraine is inevitably facing an even more serious situation for the time being, with gaps
03:46in its air defense network and a depletion of interceptor missiles, while having to fend
03:50off the immediate missile attacks from Russia and North Korea.
03:52Some people dismiss the deployed North Korean troops as mere expendables or cannon fodder, complacently
03:58assessing that their tactical and strategic capabilities will not improve significantly.
04:02However, major military think tanks and experts worldwide view this perspective as a dangerous
04:06misconception and are highly concerned about North Korea's rapidly improving military capabilities.
04:11Just looking at the missile operation units deployed now already gives us a glimpse of the future.
04:16The Ukrainian military reports that the margin of error for North Korean ballistic missiles
04:22used by Russia has recently dropped from several kilometers to about 50 to 100 meters.
04:27The significance is clear.
04:29Not only has North Korea significantly improved the guidance and navigation performance of its
04:34missiles based on real combat data, but specialized operators dispatched directly to the field
04:38have also had the opportunity to exponentially enhance their missile launch capabilities
04:42and the overall combat effectiveness of the launch units through live firing, target
04:46acquisition, and data correction processes.
04:48These changes directly and dangerously threaten security on the Korean peninsula.
04:52North Korea's KN-23 and KN-24 missiles are tactical weapons designed to precisely target
04:58airports, ports, command posts, ammo and fuel storage, and air defense radar networks in
05:02South Korea during a contingency.
05:04If the North Korean military gains advanced targeting, optimized fire commands, and faster launch procedures
05:11from combat experience, the time from identifying a target to launching will be greatly reduced.
05:16In addition, their ability to quickly move mobile launchers away from the launch site to avoid
05:20enemy counterattacks after firing, as well as their speed in reloading ammunition and conducting
05:25consecutive launches will be significantly improved.
05:27This can't be learned through training alone, real combat experience is needed.
05:31More worrying is their skill with combined strike tactics, now central to modern warfare.
05:35As we've seen in recent Middle Eastern wars and the war in Ukraine, combining drones and missiles
05:40and attacks can maximize damage.
05:42By deploying large numbers of low-cost surveillance and suicide drones in advance, they overload
05:47the enemy's air defense radars and interceptor missiles.
05:49Then, taking advantage of that gap, they concentrate ballistic missile strikes on key military facilities.
05:54This unique Russian disruption and strike tactic can now be fully adopted by the North Korean
05:58military.
05:59Of course, we must hope that war never breaks out.
06:01If war breaks out, North Korea could use these tactics.
06:05For South Korea, which is less prepared for drone warfare, this is a serious threat.
06:10Even with a 10% success rate, sending 1,000 drones means 100 targets are hit.
06:15With 100 drones, 10 targets, if those are nuclear plants, government offices, or military
06:20bases, the damage could be severe.
06:23Applying this tactic to the Korean peninsula would greatly increase the South Korean military's
06:28defensive and operational challenges.
06:29There have been ongoing rumors in Russia about a possible new mobilization order this fall.
06:35These moves are clear indicators of the limitations in manpower supply and the severe casualties
06:40that the Russian military is experiencing on the ground.
06:42As the recruitment of contract soldiers, which offered high rewards, has reached its limit and
06:47the number of killed and wounded has surged, Russia is now facing a situation where it must
06:51forcibly mobilize its own citizens.
06:52However, for President Putin of Russia, declaring a large-scale mobilization carries significant
06:58political risks.
06:59This is because, during the first mobilization in 2022, hundreds of thousands of young people
07:04fled abroad and nationwide protests broke out.
07:06In the midst of the double challenge of having to fill the shortage of troops at the front
07:10while preventing internal unrest that could threaten regime stability, Putin's chosen solution
07:14is to deploy an additional 30,000 North Korean soldiers.
07:17They use North Korean soldiers up front to reduce political backlash from sending their own citizens
07:22to fight and to gain time.
07:24Possible further mobilization and formal North Korean troop deployment are closely tied to
07:29Russia's major offensive expected this fall.
07:32Even if they issue a mobilization order and conscript their own new recruits, at least several
07:36months of training and organization are essential before deploying them into actual combat.
07:40To fill this critical time gap, they are deploying North Korean troops and missile operation units,
07:45which already have established command systems and can be sent directly into combat to the
07:49front lines first.
07:51Russia uses North Korean troops as a buffer to hold the front and carry out the initial
07:54strikes, while using internal mobilization to reinforce its own forces and allow for rear maintenance.
08:00Russia's internal mobilization and North Korea's large troop deployment complement each
08:04other, creating close military cooperation to intensify their offensive against Ukraine.
08:09If this happens, it will be very difficult for Ukraine.
08:12Up until now, Ukraine has been able to gain the upper hand by effectively using drones
08:16and unmanned systems to inflict more damage on the Russian military.
08:20Russia has found Ukraine's biggest weakness and even brought North Korea into the situation,
08:24which has made things very complicated.
08:26With Ukraine out of air defense missiles, the future may look very bleak.
08:30However, air defense missiles will not be fully replenished immediately.
08:34The Western world currently can't do this either.
08:39So I think this is uh Siri.
Comments