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Kim Jong Un says his ‘heart aches’ over North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia, in rare admission of losses
Kim Jong Un honored about 600 fallen soldiers and over 4,000 wounded who fought for Russia in Ukraine, highlighting North Korea's deepening military alliance with Moscow.
- Kim Jong Un awarded medals to North Korean combatants and commanders who fought for Russia.
- Around 600 North Koreans have been killed and over 4,000 wounded while fighting for Russia, according to South Korea's intelligence agency.
- Kim said his 'heart aches' over the North Korean soldiers killed, calling them 'martyrs' in a rare admission of losses.
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Tearful Kim Jong Un pays respects North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia
A visibly emotional Kim Jong-un was seen consoling families of North Korean soldiers killed during the Ukraine war. During a ceremony in Pyongyang on Friday (22 August), the North Korean dictator awarded “hero” titles to troops who returned after fighting alongside Russian forces in Kursk. “My heart aches and is bitter, as I face the reality that I only get to meet the noble figures who gave up their precious lives for great victory and glory th…
Kim Jong-un thought of the fallen soldiers. In a ceremony the losses are surprisingly open. Further postings are planned.
Farewell to the fallen, embraces, tears: Kim Jong Un is a responsible leader on state television. In the process, the dictator sends thousands of soldiers to war for Moscow. And probably hundreds to death.
North Korea’s Kim decorates soldiers from Russia, consoles children
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded his country’s “heroic” troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in a ceremony where he decorated returning soldiers and consoled children of the bereaved with hugs, state media said on Friday. Kim said in a speech quoted by KCNA: “The combat activities of overseas operational forces...
North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, decorated the thousands of soldiers he sent to war in Ukraine to fight alongside the Russian Army at a ceremony held in Pyongyang.Read more]]>
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