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Inexperienced, poorly trained and underfed: the North Korean troops heading to Ukraine

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Around 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia , with most massing near Ukraine ’s border in Kursk .

US officials believe the North Koreans could enter the conflict within days.

Not one of the young men drafted from Kim Jong-un's regular army have seen combat.

They will be fighting on unfamiliar territory, with new weapons and uniforms bearing the flag of a country Russia knows little about.

The coming weeks will tell if the North Korean troops are more than poorly prepared, unwitting mercenaries Kim has offered up to enrich and strengthen his regime.

A Ukraine -released video purporting to show young North Korean soldiers lining up to collect their Russian military fatigues and equipment last month .

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