US EditionKim Jong Un inspects memorial for troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war
Kim Jong Un honored 2,000 fallen North Korean soldiers who fought alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, highlighting their loyalty and boosting military ties with Moscow.
- On Monday, Kim Jong Un inspected the construction site in Pyongyang of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations, Korean Central Television reported Tuesday.
- Amid deepening military ties with Russia, South Korea's National Intelligence Service said North Korea has deployed 15,000 troops to the Kursk region, with around 2,000 killed, acknowledging a strategic pact with Moscow.
- Kim praised the dead, saying `Nobody in the world can match such an army as those who readily dedicated their lives to the dignity and fame of their motherland`, Kim said.
- Kim ordered the memorial to be built at the highest level, KCNA said its completion would demonstrate North Korea's immortality and the Korean People's Army's invincibility, while South Korean media say the publicity aims to unite the ruling party ahead of the upcoming party congress.
- Kim Ju Ae's recent public role suggests grooming as a successor, while the August ceremony presented medals and portraits of 'martyrs,' KCNA said their deaths support DPRK's might.
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Some 14,000 soldiers are said to have sent North Korea to the Russian-Ukrainian front. Now a monument will be placed to the fallen – along with the curious staging of Kim Jong-un.About 14,000 soldiers are said to have sent North Korea to the Russian-Ukrainian front. Now a monument will be placed to the fallen – along with the curious staging of Kim Jong-un.
Kim Jong-un's daughter took part in a tree planting ceremony to honor North Korean soldiers who fell in Ukraine.
Top DPRK leader visits memorial site for fallen service members overseas: KCNA
PYONGYANG, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited the construction site of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations with senior Party and government officials on Monday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday. Kim, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Aff
North Korean leader inspects progress on construction of a memorial to honor soldiers who died in the Russo-Ukrainian war, presumably to reaffirm relations with Russia and express displeasure over the meeting between the South Korean and Chinese leaders.
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