Why is Putin dragging North Koreans to front in Ukraine

If we think that the Russians need Koreans to radically change the situation at the front, it means that the situation for the Russians, who recently operated a contingent of 500,000 people, is very bad.

And then we should be happy that they desperately need these Koreans.

If we think that the Russians are doing well and have this contingent of 500,000 people, then an additional 11,000 hungry Koreans, which is only 2 percent, will not affect anything at all.

“But the question is, why would Putin go to such lengths to bring in Koreans who will have no impact on anything? The North Korean dictator certainly sold these souls for a lot of money.”

And if Putin buys shells on a large scale, and it is clear why he would make agreements with North Korea on this, which is definitely not done for free and has political consequences in the world, then why take similar steps to attract additional 11,000 people. And this is not the fierce special forces known all over the world.

Moreover, the Russians recently claimed that they hire 30,000 people a month. Why do they need a third of this, which comes at a very high price and requires a lot of administrative effort? They don't even speak Russian. Managing these people will be a challenge.

So what does this tell us?

Did Putin want to carry out a complex operation that would have a psychological effect? To demonstrate a coalition?

Or is the myth of endless Russian resources a myth and it is important for them to attract an additional 11,000 people, even at great cost? And Putin desperately needs to avoid showing weakness before the US elections, to prevent everyone from seeing that he has built a "Potemkin village" of a powerful Russian army that can attack forever? Perhaps Putin has bet on Trump's victory and wants to make it to November 6 at all costs, and he needs to make sure that no one sees that both his economy and his army are exhausted by then?

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About the author. Serhii Fursa, investment expert, blogger.

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