Vladimir Putin, a madman, has had to stuff his pathetic displays with North Korean cannons while Russian troops are slaughtered on the front line.
Amid pomp, propaganda and weapons, North Korean troops are set to march in a Victory Day parade in Moscow for the first time, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Marches are held on May 9 across Russia to celebrate its defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, which Putin turned into a pillar of his rule that lasted for nearly a quarter of a century and a justification for the invasion of Ukraine.
Victory Day is a way to showcase the might of Russia's military machine to the world, commemorate wartime sacrifices and earn national pride – all led by a parade event in Moscow's Red Square.
Dozens of Putin's North Korean guns are due to join the parade in May, as the mad dictator desperately tries to project a large army – despite total Russian casualties of more than 771,000.
Russian sources revealed to Japanese radio NHK news of North Korea's participation in the parade, adding that a military band will also participate in a music event in the Russian capital in late August.
This will be the first time ever that the North Korean army participates in World War II events in Russia.
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov visited Pyongyang in November, where he apparently invited North Korean military units to participate in the 80th Victory Day celebrations.
Putin's puppet said on Wednesday that military personnel from 19 unspecified countries had been invited to attend the Victory Day parade, without revealing their identities.
He added that ten countries confirmed their participation, adding that seven of them were from the republics of the former Soviet Union.
This year's Victory Day parade is expected to follow in the footsteps of last year's lackluster celebrations, with Putin vowing that Russia is “always” ready to strike at the West and ignoring Britain in his rant about World War Two.
Questions are also swirling about whether the display, for the third year in a row, will include just one tank – said to be an 80-year-old T-34.
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Last year, the crazed Russian dictator gave one of his shortest Victory Day speeches ever, lasting just seven minutes.
Putin also displayed his nuclear briefcase in Red Square, where he issued a dire warning of a new world war.
Plainclothes aides carried the nuclear briefcase or “football” – which could be used to start World War III – as well as protective shields for use in the event of an assassination attempt against the dictator.
Three huge Yaris atomic missile launchers also rocketed over the gravel in a show of force to the West.
The military parade broadcast on smart TVs was reportedly targeted by anti-war hackers for at least 20 seconds.
Footage has suddenly emerged across Russia showing the reality of the war in Ukraine, with fields of dead soldiers, destroyed equipment and dozens of helmets of fallen soldiers.
It also showed photos of Moscow troops in a “Z” formation next to World War II German soldiers forming a Nazi swastika.
The sacrifices of Kim Jong Un's troops in Putin's war continue as it is revealed that the North Koreans were forced to advance through booby-trapped fields and blown up one by one like human mine detectors.
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In the first account of close-quarters combat with the North Koreans, Lt. Col. Leopard said the troops are being used in Russia's “meat grinder” strategy where “commanders are not bothered by casualties.”
There is a developing pattern of sending North Koreans on these effective suicide missions by the Russians.
Footage has recently emerged showing Kim Jong Un's fighters being sent running across a snow-covered no-man's land and fatally sucking up Ukrainian munitions.
On a battlefield in Kursk, about two dozen men believed to be North Korean fighters huddle together before running toward enemy lines.
Ukrainian war veteran Vitaly, 35, told The Times it was “like a dream for our mortars and machine guns.”
Diaries found on a dead North Korean soldier also shed light on the twisted mentality of sacrifice instilled in them by officials.
One of the blog posts said: “Defending the homeland is a sacred duty for every citizen and a supreme mission.”
“I will join the front lines of this operation and sacrifice my life.”
Why does Kim help Putin?
Kim Jong Un is providing military aid to Putin after the two leaders signed an agreement to aid each other earlier this year.
They pledged that their countries would support each other in the face of “aggression” against either of them.
This agreement was reached during Putin's visit to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, his first since 2000.
Kim said the agreement took their relationship to a “new and high level of alliance.”
Both leaders feel that they are in conflict with the West, and that they are a stronger force working together.
Putin has felt increasingly threatened since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, because NATO has given Ukraine increased permission to use its heavy weapons.
NATO is also expanding, with Finland and Sweden joining in 2022, leading Putin to feel cornered and outnumbered.
He will feel that he needs to nurture all his relationships with his allies in an increasingly tense global context.
North Korean forces attempted to thwart Ukraine's latest incursion into the Kursk region by storming the Ukrainian village of Makhnovka on Tuesday in order to isolate it.
They tried to encircle the assault forces and isolate some of the “better equipped” Ukrainian brigades.
A previous Russian attempt to do the same had failed, with Zelensky claiming on Saturday that an entire battalion of North Korean and Russian paratroopers had been eliminated there.
This time, a few hundred North Koreans managed to get inside the village, and a Leopard battalion was called in to retake it.
He added: “Our offensive forces were sent to launch a counterattack.”
They monitored the North Koreans through drone cameras, watching them lead pensioners into the snow to take cover.
“Meter by meter, our infantry moved under the cover of tanks and cleared the streets.
They maneuvered so that the artillery would not hit them.”
The colonel said the North Koreans mingled with Russian forces in an attempt to hide their identity.
But the Ukrainians can tell them apart because the Koreans “don't use drones yet, only the Russians,” Leopard said.
“But I think they're starting to learn it, and the longer the war goes on, the more likely they are to innovate.”
Leopard's men successfully retake the village with a firestorm of drones, vehicles, and walkers.
He revealed that unlike the Russians, the North Koreans refused to take them alive.
They either fight to the death or run away and hide in trees – although they apparently did not realize that the Ukrainians could easily spot them using drones.
This account of intimate conflict with Kim Jong Un's dispatched fighters is unprecedented, as previous engagements have mainly been through remotely piloted drones.
An initial force of about 12,000 North Korean troops has been sent to Russia, as first reported at the beginning of November.
After a training period, evidence began to emerge in December that they had begun actively fighting on the front line.
They were most active in Russia's Kursk region, where Zelensky launched a second surprise attack.
South Korean intelligence reported last month that Kim planned to send more North Koreans to the front line.
I was a North Korean soldier – troops will be used as 'human shields'
A former North Korean soldier said troops in Russia would look to escape the battle in Ukraine “from the beginning”.
Speaking to The Sun before North Korean troops were deployed to Ukraine, Hyun Seong Lee, a soldier in Kim's army in the early 2000s, said soldiers in North Korea would have to go to war.
He said they would be young, so they wouldn't be committed to fighting.
“It will be individuals at first, but over time, I think there will be a greater number of collective defectors, including officers,” he said.
This is because, Lee says, the Russians will likely treat them as “expendable” and even worse than their own forces.
“Russian soldiers do not respect them as fellow warriors,” he said
“They will treat them as their human shields.”
Eventually, the North Koreans will realize the hierarchy and how the Russians view them as “disposable” and will look to flee, Lee said.
He added: “I think they will die without any effect.”
“Putin and Kim Jong Un expect more from them… They will not get the results they expect.”
“So, [troops will be told] “Do not pick up any materials from the Ukrainian government or in the South Korean language” and “they.” [claims in the propaganda they hear] “It's all fake”, “It's not true” if someone defects, or “If you get caught, you will be tortured”.
But Lee believes the soldiers would be vulnerable to any psychological operations used by the Ukrainian government to try to get troops to defect.
He added: “I would say that if the Ukrainian government implemented a psychological strategy against North Korean soldiers, the chances would be really great.” [of defection] Because they have no real motivation. It's not for the money, is it? They don't get paid.
“And it clearly is [their motivation] Don't defend your country, then your parents, and yourself. “So it's just a matter of them being mobilized by North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un.”
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