Reality of Combat Rations Revealed in North Korean Soldier Phone Interceptions: "Wanted Meat, Ate Large Dog"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] It has been confirmed through Ukrainian eavesdropping that a Russian soldier invading Ukraine ate a dog.

On the 31st (local time), according to The Telegraph, the Ukrainian Security Service revealed on Twitter that they confirmed this by eavesdropping on a 45-second phone call between a Russian soldier and his family. The call included complaints about the distributed combat rations.

When the soldier's family asked, "Are you eating well?" the soldier replied, "It's not the worst. Yesterday, I ate an Alabai. I wanted meat." Alabai is the Russian term for the Central Asian Shepherd Dog, a large breed.

The Russian military provides soldiers with long shelf-life, easy-to-prepare combat rations that do not require refrigeration to solve meal problems in areas where food is hard to obtain, but it seems the soldier was not satisfied with the rations.

Previously, reports emerged that in Ukraine, large-scale efforts were underway to rescue abandoned dogs and cats to prevent them from being eaten by Russian soldiers.

Also, due to supply shortages, scenes of Russian soldiers looting supermarkets or begging Ukrainians for food were revealed.

Former British Army Chief of Staff Richard Dannatt appeared on the BBC to explain the plight of Russian soldiers deployed in the Ukraine war, stating, "These young men are not only scared but are now starving. They cannot even get fuel for their tanks. They are in a very difficult situation."

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