North Korean military uses "zombie tactics" in Kursk, they advance despite chaos that awaits them

North Korea will send a new group of troops to fight against Ukraine "within the next two months," The New York Times reported, citing a senior US Defense Department official.
The publication compiled a picture of how North Koreans are acting on the battlefield in the Kursk region of Russia, where the Ukrainian Defense Forces operation is ongoing. To do this, journalists talked to Ukrainian servicemen and commanders participating in direct battles with DPRK soldiers, as well as military analysts and four Pentagon representatives.
"North Korean soldiers are given their own patch of ground to attack. Unlike the Russians, they advance with little or no armor support. When they attack, they don't stop to regroup or retreat, as the Russians often do when they start taking heavy losses. Instead, they move through mine-strewn fields under heavy fire and send out a wave of 40 or more soldiers," the publication says.
It is also stated that when the North Koreans capture a position, they do not try to consolidate it, leaving this task to Russian reinforcements. They themselves retreat and prepare for a new attack.
The North Koreans essentially operate as a separate fighting force, with distinct language, training and military culture, Ukrainian military and U.S. officials say.
"In part, these are two different armies that have never trained or operated together," said Celeste A. Wallander, a former assistant secretary of the Pentagon for international security affairs.
The North Koreans, she said, were special forces trained for precision strikes, while the Russians had mostly used them as infantry.
As Ukrainian commander Andrey noted, the DPRK soldiers are suffering many losses, but continue to send new units into attacks:
"Just forward, forward... It's motivation, orders and strict discipline... It feels like they came here specifically to die, and they know it."
He added that the North Koreans should not be underestimated. According to him, they had no combat experience before, but "now they are acquiring it and are becoming very strong."
"The 'shock brigade' tactic, where soldiers advance without worrying about the chaos that awaits them, is widely used in North Korean military training and propaganda. According to South Korean intelligence officials, the strategy, adopted from the Korean War, has resulted in numerous casualties... But the DPRK will consider these losses a necessary price for improving its skills in modern warfare," the publication says