According to Kim, “the combat activities of overseas operational forces demonstrated without a doubt the strength of the heroic [North Korean] army,” and the “liberation of Kursk” demonstrated the “fighting spirit of the heroes,” KCNA reported on Friday.
Our army is now carrying out both its current and previous missions. According to KCNA, it will do it in the future as well, Kim said.
Additionally, he placed a flower at a memorial wall for North Korean soldiers killed overseas, and a concert was held for Russian soldiers, as well as a banquet for bereaved members of their families, according to KCNA.
The North Korean leader hugged apparent emotional family members of fallen soldiers in photos that were released by the news agency.
More than 10,000 soldiers were dispatched by Pyongyang to Russia’s Kursk region in 2024, according to South Korean and Western intelligence agencies, along with long-range rocket systems, missiles, and artillery shells.
According to Seoul’s intelligence, about 600 of those North Korean soldiers died and thousands of others were hurt in a fight for Russia.
Kim’s comments come as Donald Trump, the president of the United States, launches long-awaited diplomatic talks with the leaders of both countries.
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far avoided meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyyy’s Ukrainian counterpart for peace talks, despite the fact that Moscow’s troops have advanced significantly on the front lines of the conflict.
Russia and North Korea have been establishing increasingly close ties, most recently signing a mutual defense agreement when Putin visited the troubled nation last year.
Source: Aljazeera
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