A North Korean defector on why Kim Jong Un has sent troops to Ukraine – podcast
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What does North Korea's involvement in Ukraine mean for Kim Jong-un's geopolitical ambitions? With Jean Lee
When Hyun-Seung Lee was 17 he was conscripted into the North Korean army. Meals were basic and conditions were poor.
Most soldiers wash their clothes and bathe in streams or rivers ... Soldiers must gather their own firewood from nearby mountains for heating and cooking," he says.
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