They are being trained to fight from the cradle, – Chernik estimates the age of the DPRK military

They are being trained to fight from the cradle, – Chernik estimated the age of the DPRK military Melania Golembyovskaya

South Korean intelligence reported that North Korea is sending soldiers under the age of 20 to war against Ukraine. However, such soldiers should not be underestimated.

This opinion was expressed to Channel 24 by retired colonel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, military expert Petr Chernik, noting that the DPRK soldiers are trained from childhood for war with “evil” countries. He also suggested why the Russians disguise them as Buryats.

Chernik estimated the age of the DPRK soldiers

A reserve colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine explained that each person “grows” from a certain social worldview. He noted that the military from North Korea should definitely not be underestimated.

They are trained to fight the “evil West” or the “evil South Korea” from the cradle, – Chernik emphasized.

In terms of physical ability, then 20 years old, apparently, is almost the best for a soldier. According to the reserve colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the best age for a military attack aircraft is from 20 to 28 years old. He noted that the average age of US Army servicemen is 26 years old.

“Of course, I share the opinion that in our worldview and mental coordinates, 18 years is definitely early. However, an indicator of when a person becomes fully formed both physically and mentally is higher basic education. At 18, he entered and at 23 he is already ready, the same applies to military education,” Chernik noted.

Interesting! Former head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense in 2015-2016 Valery Kondratyuk believes that the military from the DPRK do not have sufficient experience of service and training. At the same time, he noted that they belong to the assault units that were supposed to be sent to the war against South Korea, this indicates that they are the most combat units.

According to him, the North Korean military is disguised as Buryats so that later it would be impossible to accurately count their losses. However, in addition, there is an important point here – the Russians simply want to “throw up their hands and say that they do not have any North Korean troops here.”

The Russians have a very specific way of thinking. They can present the same information very, very differently, depending on the propaganda situation. They are preparing various propaganda tools, – noted the retired colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Chernik added that the DPRK troops would not have arrived in Russia without China's permission. The country can at any time, due to certain events, force Kim Jong-un to take them away. Then the DPRK will simply say that “they were not there, they were Buryats.”

By the way, Vladimir Zelensky believes that the number of troops sent to Russia will depend on the West's reaction. If the reaction is not decisive, Kim Jong-un can provide 100 thousand soldiers.