North Korea's Kim praises soldiers who committed suicide to evade capture in Ukraine
Kim said the soldiers chose self-detonation over capture, as South Korean officials estimate more than 6,000 North Koreans were killed in the fighting.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised soldiers in Kursk for choosing the "path of self-detonation" to avoid capture, confirming extreme battle policies Ukraine observed in 2024.
- Pyongyang sent an estimated 14,000 elite infantry to help Russia retake Kursk, a region Ukraine attacked in late 2024. Officials estimate more than 6,000 North Korean soldiers died during the fighting.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in December 2024 that "Russian military personnel and North Korean supervisors are not at all interested in the survival of North Koreans." Troops engaged in high-casualty frontal assaults rather than cautious maneuvers.
- During a memorial ceremony on Monday, Kim lauded fallen troops as "heroes" while Moscow's defense minister, Andrei Belousov, attended the event, symbolizing deepening Russia-North Korea military ties.
- Beyond troop deployments, North Korea supplies Russia with artillery and ballistic missiles. Western officials worry combat experience gained in Kursk enhances North Korean capabilities for future conflicts.
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The regime raises the practice of "self-explosion" to official doctrine and presents it as an act of absolute loyalty to the State.
Kim Jong Un praises soldier suicides, signals deepening role in Russia's war
At the unveiling of a towering bronze sculpture of North Korean and Russian soldiers in combat, Kim Jong-Un praised troops who chose death over capture while fighting in Ukraine.It was a striking and unusually explicit acknowledgment of Pyongyang's long-suspected battlefield doctrine.According to a transcript published by North Korean state media KCNA, Kim declared that those who "unhesitatingly opted for self-blasting" and suicide attacks had s…
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-Un, was the soldier's so-called “valt döden” frame in the air until it reached the country in Ukraine. Uttalandet gjordes under invigningen av ett nytt monument for stupade soldiers. – He is from the Mediterranean Sea, sawyer Lars Vargö, head of the Korea Center and Tankesmedjan ISDP.
Kim Jong Un elogia los suicidios de soldados y señala un papel más profundo en la guerra de Rusia
Por Will Ripley, CNN Durante la inauguración de una imponente escultura de bronce que representa a soldados norcoreanos y rusos en combate, Kim Jong Un elogió a los militares que eligieron la muerte antes que ser capturados mientras luchaban en Ucrania. Se trata de un reconocimiento inusualmente explícito de una doctrina de combate que durante mucho tiempo se sospechaba en Pyongyang. Según una transcripción publicada por la agencia estatal KCNA,…
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