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[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 115 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

It really says something about the state of the Russian military that they have to buy up the trash that's too crappy for North Korea's army.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 66 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

North Korea’s army which, whilst having a stranglehold on available resources in its threadbare economy, hasn’t seen combat since the 1950s. Its actual combat readiness may fall short of its rhetoric.

[–] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 30 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

may

They can't even stop their own guys sprinting off across the DMZ.

[–] Anivia 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They have actually made that near impossible since 2020. The amount of successful escapes per year is now less than 10% of before

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm very curious what the numbers are, care to drop any sources?

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