{"id":117914,"date":"2024-10-24T18:31:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T11:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117914"},"modified":"2024-10-24T18:31:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T11:31:10","slug":"harsh-ways-north-korea-could-stop-soldiers-defecting-while-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117914","title":{"rendered":"Harsh Ways North Korea Could Stop Soldiers Defecting While in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"summary-list\">\n<li>The US says North Korean troops are in Russia, possibly bound for the war in Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>The soldiers face strict measures to prevent their desertion, North Korea experts told BI.<\/li>\n<li>The country uses a rigid system and family hostages to ensure loyalty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-newsletter-signup&#10;                          headline-regular loading&#10;                          insider-today\" id=\"formContainer\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-event-label=\"insider_today\" data-newsletter-id=\"1\" data-newsletter-title=\"Insider Today\" data-acq-source=\"defenseinlinesignup\" data-track-view=\"{&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;inline_newsletter&quot;}\">\n<section class=\"inline-newsletter-content\">\n<div class=\"success-container__mobile d-none\">\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p>\n                              Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you&#8217;re on the go.<br \/>\n                              <button class=\"rounded-button headline-semibold white-button download\" type=\"white\"><br \/>\n                                download the app<br \/>\n                              <\/button>      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<form id=\"emailCapture\" action=\"javascript:void(0);\" method=\"POST\" novalidate=\"\">\n<div class=\"sign-up-tos headline-regular\" id=\"nlTos\">\n                                  By clicking \u201cSign Up\u201d, you accept our <a class=\"tos-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insider-inc.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a> and <a class=\"tos-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insider-inc.com\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking &#8220;unsubscribe&#8221; at the bottom of the email.\n                              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"inline-newsletter-img-wrapper-desktop\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder lazy-holder  has-transparency\" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 124 \/ 111)\">\n<p>                              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image has-transparency\" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/public\/assets\/rebrand\/newsletter-bull.png\" alt=\"Bull\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                              <noscript><br \/>\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/public\/assets\/rebrand\/newsletter-bull.png\"\/><br \/>\n                              <\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Any North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine would be subject to harsh measures to ensure they don&#8217;t desert, observers have told Business Insider.<\/p>\n<p>There are growing reports of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/north-korea-troops-aid-russia-what-means-for-ukraine-war-2024-10\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">a mass North Korean deployment<\/a> in support of Russian troops.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said &#8220;there is evidence&#8221; that North Korean troops were training in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Scattered reports have claimed that smaller numbers of North Korean troops are already in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian outlets <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/858583-vijskovi-kndr-vze-tikaut-z-pozicij-na-kordoni-iz-branskou-ta-kurskou-oblastami-dzerela\/\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Suspilne<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/hromadske.ua\/viyna\/233244-rosiiany-zlovyly-soldativ-z-kndr-iaki-vtekly-z-pozytsiy-na-kurshchyni-yikh-mozut-kynuty-na-shturm-rozvidka\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hromadske<\/a> reported some early desertions, citing anonymous sources.<\/p>\n<p>Business Insider could not independently confirm the reports, and Ukraine&#8217;s military-defense agency did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"d60e76c3-8108-4a88-842d-0ef0fda0169d\" data-toc-id=\"d60e76c3-8108-4a88-842d-0ef0fda0169d\">A tight leash<\/h2>\n<p>Committing large numbers of troops abroad is risky for Kim Jong Un, who oversees a totalitarian state that rarely lets people out.<\/p>\n<p>But the prize for cooperating with Russia is great \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/north-korea-military-officials-helping-russia-ukraine-win-for-kim-2024-10\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">technological advancement and help for North Korea&#8217;s cash-strapped economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<p>Joseph S. Bermudez Jr, an expert in North Korean defense at the Center for International and Strategic Studies, told BI that those sent abroad would quickly see that even a life of poverty in Russia and Ukraine is better than what&#8217;s at home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s hard to imagine how tightly controlled North Korean society is,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image   \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 413 \/ 636)\">\n<p>                          <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/671632959b3250dbbce8a9da\"\/><br \/>\n                          <img xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lazy-image \" encoding=\"UTF-8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-content-type=\"image\/png\" srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/671632959b3250dbbce8a9da&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:636,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:413}}\" alt=\"This image released by South Korea's spy agency the National Intelligence service shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un watches numerous shirtless North Korean troops in combat training, according to the agency.\"\/>\n                        <\/div>\n<p>                          <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-semibold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                  Kim Jong Un watches North Korean troops in training.<\/p>\n<p>                          <span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\"><\/p>\n<p>                          National Intelligence Service of South Korea<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/figcaption><\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/figure>\n<p>North Korea operates a complex social hierarchy in which citizens are tracked and classed according to perceived loyalty. It&#8217;s often inherited from the actions of your parents or even grandparents, and has been described as effectively a form of caste system.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrnk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdfs\/publications\/eng\/HRNK_Songbun_Web.pdf\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a landmark work<\/a> on the subject by Mark Collins, an expert on North Korean security, only those classed as most loyal can become army officers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<p>Kim is likely to only send &#8220;politically reliable people&#8221; to fight, Bermudez said.<\/p>\n<p>Those sent to aid Russia are likely accompanied by officials from the ruling Workers&#8217; Party of Korea, he added. &#8220;They file reports on everybody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"dad-related-posts-component at-inline related-posts \" data-component-type=\"dad-related-posts\" data-delay-third-party-scripts=\"true\" data-size=\"2\" data-container-index=\"in_content_recirc_1\" data-included-verticals=\"defense\" data-placement=\"inline\" data-prevent-collision=\"true\" data-excluded-verticals=\"bi-video\" data-root-margin=\"250px 0px\" data-track-view=\"{&quot;event&quot;:&quot;module_in_view&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;in_content_recirc&quot;,&quot;subscription_experience&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;in_content_recirc_1&quot;}\">\n<p><h2 class=\"content-recommendations-title headline-semibold ignore-typography \">\n                                Related stories<br \/>\n                              <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&#8220;Are they drinking too much? Are they trying to acquire goods that they can&#8217;t get in North Korea and send them home?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re also likely to have to undergo <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-03-31\/welcome-to-north-koreas-self-criticism-classes\/10936152\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">self-criticism sessions<\/a>, Bermudez said \u2014 an intense group practice of confessing one&#8217;s shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<p>They might berate themselves by saying something like: &#8220;&#8216;I didn&#8217;t think of the Kim family 20 times today,&#8221; said Bermudez. &#8220;&#8216;I only did 15.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said soldiers would be sent to a re-indoctrination camp on their return to North Korea to reaffirm their loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>Those who return would likely be honored and given greater privileges, such as a better job. Families of those who die in battle also gain immense social respect and advantages, he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image   \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 1930 \/ 2965)\">\n<p>                          <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/65fdda234af076d3cf92e655\"\/><br \/>\n                          <img xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"lazy-image \" encoding=\"UTF-8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs=\"{&quot;https:\/\/i.insider.com\/65fdda234af076d3cf92e655&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;aspectRatioW&quot;:2965,&quot;aspectRatioH&quot;:1930}}\" alt=\"North Korean leader Kim Jong Un peers through a pair of binoculars during a military demonstration in North Korea.\"\/>\n                        <\/div>\n<p>                          <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-semibold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                                  Only the most loyal North Koreans are allowed senior positions in the army. <\/p>\n<p>                          <span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\" itemprop=\"creditText\"><\/p>\n<p>                          KCNA via Reuters<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/figcaption><\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/figure>\n<p>The North Korean state also has harsher<strong> <\/strong>means to keep its citizens abroad in check.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<p>According to Bruce W. Bennett, a defense researcher and North Korea specialist at RAND, those who leave, like diplomats, are almost never allowed to bring their whole family with them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is very typical for the Kims to insist that at least one member of any family operating overseas remain in Pyongyang as a hostage,&#8221; he told BI.<\/p>\n<p>And anyone who does defect ensures that their whole family suffers, Bermudez said. &#8220;North Korea believes in generational punishment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In interviews with escapees and defectors, he said, &#8220;one of the greatest sorrows that they have is that they&#8217;ve left family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because their extended family would likely be sent to brutal work camps \u2014 described by Bermudez described as similar to a Nazi work camp or a Soviet gulag.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"66250527-728a-4d38-9302-d9af1004c7d9\" data-toc-id=\"66250527-728a-4d38-9302-d9af1004c7d9\">An opportunity for the West?<\/h2>\n<p>Kim is<strong> <\/strong>&#8220;scared to death&#8221; of information being brought back to North Korea from abroad, Bennett said.<\/p>\n<p>The leader rails against culture from the outside world \u2014 like in 2021, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/kim-jon-un-called-k-pop-vicious-cancer-framed-threat-2021-6\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">when he called K-Pop a &#8220;vicious cancer&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 because he perceives it as a major threat, Bennett said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/blog\/korea-watch\/kim-jong-uns-fears-could-be-exploited-211224\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">An earlier assessment in The National Interest<\/a> argued that South Korea, in particular, is well-positioned to exploit this anxiety.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Excluded mobile ad on desktop --><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/kim-yo-jong-kim-jong-un-sister-life-bio-photos-2018-2\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim&#8217;s sister Kim Yo Jong<\/a>, who has been called his de facto second-in-command, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/global.espreso.tv\/world-about-ukraine-north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-calls-ukraine-bad-dog-bred-by-us\" data-analytics-product-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lashed out<\/a> at both Ukraine and South Korea, comparing them to &#8220;bad dogs bred by the US.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bennett said that the presence of North Korean troops in Ukraine could offer a rare opportunity to reach high-placed North Korean citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The question we&#8217;ve eventually got to ask is, why isn&#8217;t the US and the Western countries trying to use this situation more to our advantage?&#8221; 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