Kim Jong-a revenue takes to send his soldiers at the head of the war in Ukraine. The supreme leader of North Korea pocketed a monthly salary of about 2,000 dollars ($ 1,700) for each soldier of the troops sent to support Russia. One of his deserters in exile, Hyun-Seung Leewhich was recruited at age 17, ensures that these soldiers were deceived, making them believe that they would serve as support units to Russia.
In statements collected by the British newspaper the former member of the North Korean army until its dropout in 2014, says that “most of the soldiers would die on this battlefield and The supreme leader is earning huge amounts of money with those sacrifices“.” According to the reports, Russia pays for each soldier about 2,000 dollars. However, The country has never shared this money with family members or soldiersso Jong-un is earning a huge amount of money, “he adds.
Likewise, the ex -government takes the opportunity to criticize the little salary that the North Korean army soldiers receive for their services. He reveals that With his salary “I could only buy ice cream”. At present, any of the combatants, charges “one dollar per month” and most “depends on government rations.”
For its part, the North Korean politics specialist Jean Leein statements also collected by the British digital, he said that, “for the first time,” Pyongyang “I had something that Russia needed and that was a friend and a partner in this campaign in Ukraine”. “The value to Vladimir Putin of having infantry soldiers, which could well be cannon meat, probably saves some bodies, but it also gives a little influence for its propaganda campaign.”
“In that sense, I think that the troops in the field play that first -line role that could help you prolong the conflict,” adds the expert. But, “there are also very few countries that have that ammunition of the Soviet era that Putin needs. North Korea still have reservations“He concludes.
According to the disseminated information, approximately 4,000 of North Korean soldiers sent to the front of the war in Ukraine have suffered injuries. In addition, about 600 have died.
