Kyiv says North Korean troops are already engaging with Ukrainian soldiers, fueling fears of a major escalation in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia and North Korea recently signed a mutual defense pact, and concerns are now rising that Pyongyang could soon be supplying Moscow with hordes of more drones. North Korean state media is reporting that leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to begin mass production of exploding drones. North Korea has been ramping up the development of new weaponry in the last few years. The attack drones carry explosives and crash into targets. They are also better at evading air defenses than missiles are. Chapter Breakdown 0:00 Pyongyang ramps up production of attack drones 0:43 Marina Miron, Military analyst, War Studies Department at King's College London, on Ukraine's lack of manpower and challenges facing attacking North Korean troops 6:25 John-Nilsson Wright, Head of Japan and Korea Program at the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge University, on how South Korea might be affected by Kim Jong Un's support for Russia #kimjongun Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch
Ukraine's woes: Acute manpower shortage and Pyongyang's production of attack drones for Russia
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Kyiv says North Korean troops are already engaging with Ukrainian soldiers, fueling fears of a major escalation in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia and North Korea recently signed a mutual defense pact, and concerns are now rising that Pyongyang could soon be supplying Moscow with hordes of more drones. North Korean state media is reporting that leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to begin mass production of exploding drones. North Korea has been ramping up the development of new weaponry in the last few years. The attack drones carry explosives and crash into targets. They are also better at evading air defenses than missiles are. Chapter Breakdown 0:00 Pyongyang ramps up production of attack drones 0:43 Marina Miron, Military analyst, War Studies Department at King's College London, on Ukraine's lack of manpower and challenges facing attacking North Korean troops 6:25 John-Nilsson Wright, Head of Japan and Korea Program at the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge University, on how South Korea might be affected by Kim Jong Un's support for Russia #kimjongun Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch
