NYT: 50,000 Russian and North Korean Troops Mass Ahead of Attack, U.S. Says

[Dennis Donovan]

NYT - (archived: https://archive.ph/sUB2X ) 50,000 Russian and North Korean Troops Mass Ahead of Attack, U.S. Says

Ukrainian officials expect a counteroffensive in western Russia to begin in the coming days as North Korea’s troops train with Russian forces.



By Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz
Nov. 10, 2024, 5:04 a.m. ET

The Russian military has assembled a force of 50,000 soldiers, including North Korean troops, as it prepares to begin an assault aimed at reclaiming territory seized by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials.

A new U.S. assessment concludes that Russia has massed the force without having to pull soldiers out of Ukraine’s east — its main battlefield priority — allowing Moscow to press on multiple fronts simultaneously.

Russian troops have been clawing back some of the territory that Ukraine captured in Kursk this year. They have been attacking Ukrainian positions with missile strikes and artillery fire, but they have not yet begun a major assault there, U.S. officials said.

Ukrainian officials say they expect such an attack involving the North Korean troops in the coming days.

For now, the North Koreans are training with Russian forces in the far western part of Kursk.

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[JanMichael]

1. I hate to say it but Ukraine needs nukes

They don't have the population to fight this war forever.

World War I lasted 3 years World War II lasted 4.5 years. The Korean war was 3 years*. This is already over 2 years.

Iran versus Iraq I think was around 9 years. I'm doing all this by memory. The war in Nigeria which included six countries lasted 5 years if I recall.

They either need the one in France in the UK to start throwing troops and equipment at Russia and North Korea or they need to get a nuke.

[LisaL]

4. Ukraine needs nukes?

You don't think Russia has nukes? If Ukraine had nukes and tried to use them, Russia would just nuke it completely to the ground. There will be nothing left.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. It would be for deterrence purposes. n/t

[JanMichael]

8. I didn't say use them. Remember M.A.D.?

The threat is all it takes.

[Wicked Blue]

9. Ukraine had nukes until 1994 when the US and other nations persuaded them to give them up

At that time Ukraine was the third-largest nuclear power in the world.

In exchange for doing this, the US, UK and Russia promised to guarantee Ukraine's security in an agreement known as the Budapest Memorandum.

This agreement is worthless since the duplicitous Russians likely never intended to abide by it in the first place.

The US and UK bear a tremendous load of responsibility for the devastation and suffering Ukrainians have endured ever since Russia first invaded it in 2014.

[JanMichael]

12. I know that. Just goes to show never give up nukes if you have them

[rso]

2. GeorgeG

Now is the time to rush all the approved US aid to Ukraine and authorize the use of US missiles deeper into Russia.

[Lovie777]

3. Let's see in a couple of days......

[Abstractartist]

5. Time

Time for Ukraine to concentrate all their drone and major fire power at that NK line and send them back to Kim Jun shit in tiny pieces. Enough of this Putin shit. Ukraine has 70 days until Trump, Musk and Tulsi Join Putin in a total fuck fest

[Historic NY]

7. North Korean troops have never been in battle.

NEVER...they will become fodder.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-north-korea/33191962.html]

[LisaL]

10. That's what they are there for.

I don't think North Korea expects them back.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. If Russia treats their countrymen as fodder, DPRK soldiers don't stand a chance.

[Quixote1818]

13. Russia is losing 10,000 troops a week so that's 5 weeks worth of soldiers.

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-loses-10000-troops-first-week-november-1983226

[bluestarone]

14. PREPLANNED by TFG's INTERFERENCE!! (THEY planned this bullshit, behing Joe's back)

The motherfucker should be charged again with what he has done. I say proof that some cheating was done in this election. I'm fucking tired of their cheating and getting way with it. I don't give a shit what the cost, we gotta figure this outr NOW! EDIT to add that if Russia brings in N Korea troops, THAT should open the door for all NATO countries including US to add troops!!