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[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There is publicly available combat footage

Got any links?

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ukraine captured and publicly interviewed a pair of them.

Which, as the article states, Ukraine has kept from being interviewed by anyone other than the Ukrainian Presidential Press service.

I don't see any evidence of DPRK soldiers from the grainy videos you've posted. For months now, we've been getting 1080p Ukrainian drone footage of hits on Russians with such clarity that you can make out the soldiers' stubble. Why did this clarity suddenly disappear when Ukrainian and South Korean Intelligence started pushing the idea that DPRK soldiers were actively fighting?

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

You said you wanted more closeups, have more closeups of North Koreans dying for Russia's war: https://lemmy.world/post/25617122

Content warning: combat footage

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That's standard for FPV drone videos. Ground interference reduces the signal in the last second, and you aren't putting 4k cameras on the one-time-use drones that get poor and EWed signal to start with. Link one has many faces seen, link two even also has a closeup at 4:27. The interviews are also full of closeups in high res.

You can choose to ignore the combat footage of North Koreans soldiers dying for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, you can ignore the interviews of captured North Koreans in Ukraine, you can ignore the intel reports from the US, Ukraine, and South Korea if you want. You can choose to believe whatever you want.

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

and you aren’t putting 4k cameras on the one-time-use drones that get poor and EWed signal to start with

Nonsense, you get better cameras in the cheapest of cheap mobile phones. The only reason for that kind of quality in this day and age is to deliberately obscure the detail.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

With what signal are you going to transmit that detail? You can see the signal is not transmitting everything as-is.

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Dunno mate, but if the quality is that bad the person piloting the drone doesn't know what the fuck either. But I doubt they are broadcasting anything live anyway, they could just download the SIM card when it gets back to base.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Edit: Whoops, double posted. Internet is being poopy today apparently.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

I doubt they are broadcasting anything live anyway, they could just download the SIM card when it gets back to base

These are suicide drones. They ram into the target and explode to create casualties. There is no 'going back to base'. Everything they do is broadcast live as that is how they are controlled by the FPV pilot. Whatever poor signal they get through Russian jamming and ground interference is what there is.