North Korea – Kim Yong-bok

One of the three generals accompanying the DPRK troops in Russia is Colonel General Kim Yong Bok, who rarely appears in public space, which is extremely atypical for the North Korean military elite. According to The Wall Street Journal, despite the fact that he is one of the ten most important military figures in the DPRK, almost nothing is known about him.

Colonel General Kim, formally the army's deputy chief of staff, is expected to be responsible for integrating North Korean forces with the Russians, gaining combat experience and creating a conduit for future deployments.

“Colonel General Kim is not expected to take part in combat…