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South Korean media claimed on Monday that Seoul could send military and intelligence personnel to Ukraine after the North dispatched troops to support Russia in the war.

A report said the government and military of South Korea "are reviewing a plan to send an appropriate number of personnel, including intelligence officers [specialized in North Korea] and experts in enemy tactics," to Ukraine, citing a South Korean intelligence official.

South Korean personnel in Ukraine would interrogate or provide interpretation services if North Korean soldiers were captured by Ukrainian forces, the report said. They would also provide Kyiv with information about the North's military tactics, doctrine, and operations.

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[–] Saleh@feddit.org 160 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (14 children)

This has to be the most bizzare proxy war, i have ever heard about.

Two countries with a shared culltural history to go to join a war on the other side of the world, as not to fight in their demilitarized border zone. But unlike in "normal" proxy wars, they both send soldiers.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 36 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

Unfortunately, all it will take is one of the Korean groups to be responsible for destroying another Korean group in Ukraine for any retaliation to make it's way back to the homeland.

Hell, the story doesn't even need to be real for one of the Korean governments to start lobbing shells over their border.

Honestly, I think this is the plan. It was super weird for NK to actually blow up roads on the border. With that, combined with the timing of them sending troops to Ukraine is even more sus. This probably has more to do with US elections, than anything else.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 hours ago

The bridges weren't in use anyway. Why spend money maintaining infrastructure that could likely only aid your enemy? I don't think they're related. NK doesn't want a war with the south. They'd lose, unless China defends them and then does the US get involved?

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago

The retaliation that north Korea could do was to give up trying to be a country and south Korea is forced to take care of that amount of refugees lol

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