🇰🇵💥 North Korean Troops in Russia Offer Only Temporary Manpower Boost, ISW Reports
🪖The deployment of 8,000 North Korean troops to support Russian forces in Ukraine will likely provide only temporary manpower relief, as Russia is experiencing around 1,200 casualties daily, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on 1 November. This casualty rate means the North Korean forces could be depleted in just one week.
📉 While Russia recruits approximately 25,000–30,000 new soldiers monthly, it is barely covering its frontline losses. ISW notes that even North Korea’s commitment of 12,000 troops will not fundamentally address Russia's chronic manpower shortages. Should North Korean forces face similar attrition, Pyongyang’s hopes to gain battlefield experience will be short-lived.
🗺 This limited reinforcement underscores the severe personnel strains within Russian ranks and highlights Russia’s growing dependency on foreign allies to sustain its military operations.
🪖The deployment of 8,000 North Korean troops to support Russian forces in Ukraine will likely provide only temporary manpower relief, as Russia is experiencing around 1,200 casualties daily, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on 1 November. This casualty rate means the North Korean forces could be depleted in just one week.
📉 While Russia recruits approximately 25,000–30,000 new soldiers monthly, it is barely covering its frontline losses. ISW notes that even North Korea’s commitment of 12,000 troops will not fundamentally address Russia's chronic manpower shortages. Should North Korean forces face similar attrition, Pyongyang’s hopes to gain battlefield experience will be short-lived.
🗺 This limited reinforcement underscores the severe personnel strains within Russian ranks and highlights Russia’s growing dependency on foreign allies to sustain its military operations.