US EditionNorth Korea Honors Soldiers Who Aided Russia in War Against Ukraine
Kim Jong Un honored over 100 North Korean soldiers killed supporting Russia in Ukraine; South Korean intelligence estimates 4,700 total casualties among deployed troops, officials said.
- On August 22, Kim Jong Un held a ceremony in Pyongyang to honor North Korean troops who participated in Russia's military operations during the conflict in Ukraine.
- This event followed North Korea's April confirmation of troop deployment to Russia and acknowledgment of combat deaths among its forces.
- The ceremony featured Kim placing flowers at a memorial wall, a concert for soldiers returning from Russia, and a meal attended by families of the fallen.
- Kim lauded the troops as courageous, stating that their combat efforts demonstrated the strength and valor of the North Korean army during the battles in Russia's Kursk region.
- Reports estimate around 15,000 North Korean troops were deployed, with about 600 killed and thousands wounded, highlighting Pyongyang's expanding role alongside Russia.
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North Korea has released a video showing its soldiers fighting in Europe. North Koreans have been fighting alongside Russian forces in the conflict in Ukraine, which has spilled over to the Russian side of the border. Many of the soldiers who died in the Kursk region returned to Pyongyang in coffins, and Kim Jong Un himself mourned them at a memorial service.
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North Korea’s official state media reported on Friday that the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, met in Pyongyang with senior officers who fought alongside Russian troops against Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region. According to an official Korean Central News Agency statement, awards were presented to “commanders and soldiers of the Korean People’s Army’s overseas operational units,” though the announcement didn’t specify where the men had fought…
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