North Korean troops will become 'cannon fodder' if they aid Russia in Ukraine, Pentagon says

• North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in Ukraine would be "cannon fodder," the Pentagon said.
• The two nations signed a new security pact, and some Korean units look set to go to Ukraine.
• Russia is known for treating its soldiers as highly disposable and has suffered high death tolls.

North Korean troops that are sent to Ukraine to aid in Russia's war would become "cannon fodder," the Pentagon said.

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Tuesday that "I think that if I were North Korean military personnel management, I would be questioning my choices on sending my forces to be cannon fodder in an illegal war against Ukraine."