When Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of last month, there were many predictions that the war would end quickly.
In less than 24 hours, Russian forces had reached the airport outside Kiir (Kyiv), and the capture of the capital seemed only a matter of time.
Ukraine was one step late, issuing a general mobilization order.
However, as Ukraine enters into full-fledged holdout and counterattack, it is difficult to predict victory or defeat now.
According to Global Fire Power, a non-governmental organization that evaluates and ranks the military power of countries around the world, Russia's military power is second in the world.
Ukraine ranks 22nd, one place below Taiwan.
David Ukraine's propaganda against Goliath Russia.
Global Fire Power's military strength index, which ranks by defense expenditure, labor and force size, and firepower of the land, sea, and air forces, is for reference only.
The war in Afghanistan, the Vietnam War, and the Korean War also showed the powerlessness of the military power index, which is the sum of national defense and armaments.
Our military ranks 6th and the North Korean military ranks 30th.
Looking at the Ukrainian War, we cannot help asking the following questions.
Is our military the 6th strongest military in the world?
Will our military be able to subdue the 30th-ranked North Korean army like a crumpled paper tiger?
Scenes from the Ukrainian All-out War
President Ashraf Ghani abandoned his people and fled Afghanistan when the Taliban rushed into the capital Kabul to coincide with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
On the other hand, Ukrainian President Vlodimir Zelensky declared a prison sentence while defending the capital along with his cabinet members even in the face of the fall of Kyiv.
The selfie taken with a rough beard and a military-colored T-shirt shouting "Let's fight to the end" was enough to encourage the people to fight back.
A number of Ukrainian must-haves appeared to block Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and soldiers with their bodies.
A Molotov cocktail that captures Russia's steel firepower has appeared in a situation where the alliance cannot be expected to participate.
Women and women also gladly took up guns.
The Ukrainian military is not standing still.
Although the news of the front is not conveyed in detail, if you look at the photos and videos that are wired through social media, the loss of Russian armored forces amounts to hundreds of units.
It was reported that an all-out war was not one-sided after that, although it was helpless against Russian missile attacks at the beginning of the war because the air defense system was not strong.
The heroic stories of soldiers were also told, including the garrison of Jiminy Island, a key point, and Marine Vitali Shakun Volodymyrovich, who blew up the Russian army's access road and detonated it.
It is an all-out war in which the Ukrainian public and private forces fight shoulder to shoulder.
Just as Heaven helps those who help themselves, countries around the world are sending weapons to Ukraine.
In a fight like this, it will not be easy for Russia to subdue Ukraine even if it uses all its conventional forces.
As long as the Russian army occupies the capital Kiiru (Kyiv), it is easy to fall into the swamp of endless guerrilla warfare.
Ukraine's non-kneeling negotiating power against Russia is bound to increase.
South Korea’s military ranks 6th in the world and overtakes North Korea’s military in 30th
According to the 2020 Defense White Paper, the South Korean military will have 550,000 troops, 2,130 tanks, 3,000 armored vehicles, 6,000 artillery units, 270 multiple rockets, 60 surface-to-surface missiles, 150 ships, 10 submarines, 410 fighters, and 70 monitoring and control units. , has 660 helicopters.
The North Korean military has more weapons than ours, but it lags far behind in terms of performance.
The general evaluation is that the North Korean military cannot compete with our military in terms of conventional power, except for nuclear weapons.
There is an alliance card called US Forces Korea here, and the reinforcement of US forces in case of emergency has been confirmed.
At first glance, it seems that it will be difficult for the North Korean military to escape from the situation of a paper tiger in an all-out war between the two Koreas.
However, war is not based on military or economic power.
U.S. participation in the war is not a prerequisite for victory.
Afghanistan and South Vietnam were defeated even with full US support.
There is no guarantee that we will win when the two Koreas wage an all-out war.
As you can see from the Ukrainian War, if there is a strong ruler, a unified people, and a soldier who has been trained with pride and training, the ranking of military power is just a meaningless number.
I would like the presidential candidates to focus on finding ways to unite the people who are at odds with each other and raise respect for the military, rather than pouring out confusing promises about whether to win the votes of Lee Dae-nam or a security promise in the futile debate over THAAD or L-SAM.
I hope that the government, which boasts the world's sixth-largest military power, will focus on finding ways to train the military in real combat, rather than cultivating the illusion of security.
And I hope that politicians will make every effort to find a way to develop the courage not to abandon the capital in case of emergency, and our military to find a way to earn the trust of the people and soldiers.