6mo ago

They are truly masters of disguise

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Last line plausibly looks like "Not Korean" in bad English handwriting. Looked at that for way too long before seeing the 3rd line from the bottom
- It's Mr. Not Korean from Pyongyang Oblast.
  
  Pyongyang Oblast is best Oblast.
Why is Russia even trying to make such a blatantly false denial? What’s their motive for telling such a ridiculous lie?
- Ukraine has had a "no mercenaries" policy IIRC, if NK troops are seen as mercenaries then maybe it'll legitimize Ukraine shopping for manpower.
  
  I'm actually incredibly surprised Ukraine hasn't already. Russia has been using mercenaries the entire war, the involvement of north Korea is just a huge escalation.
  I feel like it'd beat conscripting prisoners.
  
  That honestly makes no sense to me. Russia has, fully in the open, taken people from Cuba and other places this entire time. Why does Ukraine feel the need to be the bigger man on this? Russia will never play by the rules of civilized society, just like American conservatives.
  
  Ah, okay. Thanks!
  
  Didn't Ukraine not have people coming over from the likes of the UK to fight and such?
Wait, so if a North Korean soldier commits a warcrime, then its Russia committing a warcrime then?
Oh wait, that's right, they don't care about warcrimes
I mean there's a whole Korean diaspora in Russia where they're neighboring countries. So stealthy they shared a border without anyone noticing!
- Yeah, but this passport was issued for the Dzun-Khemchiksky District. There are no North Koreans there. And the Russian name doesn't match the Korean one at all. Full passport pic here:
  
  Well, now, this ain't a passport, this is a military id thing
  
  I don't see Dzun-khemchiksky there, it says Кызыл there, which is https://maps.app.goo.gl/x12xHeXohw6uCyzSA in both place of birth and issued by
- Actually I didn't realize they share an 8 mile long border. Russia wraps all the way around to the other side. But these troops are definitely bought.
Looks unclear to me.
- Nice reference

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