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 through photos on the memorial wall,” state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Kim as saying. In 2024, Pyongyang sent more than 20,000 soldiers to the Kursk region, according to South Korean and Western Intelligence agencies. Around 600 have been killed in action.

Kim Jong Un 'conveyed warm encouragement' to the officers and the soldiers serving in Russia's Kursk region.

Soldiers who had returned from Russia were honoured with a concert and relatives of troops killed in action were among those to attend a banquet

North Korean leader hints at more military cooperation with Moscow ‘in the future’ as he awards medals to soldiers.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to honor the country's troops deployed to Russia, state media reported Friday, calling them "great heroes and great patriots."

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…

The North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, publicly consoled bereaved families, as well as awarding medals to soldiers returning from the force he has sent to aid Russia.

The tyrant oversaw a ceremony where he decorated returning soldiers and consoled children of the bereaved with hugs, state media said on Friday.

North Korean dictator met military survivors and consoled relatives of those lost fighting alongside the Russian army

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…

A visibly emotional Kim Jong-un was seen consoling the families of North Korean soldiers killed fighting alongside Russia during the Ukraine war. During a ceremony in Pyongyang on…

Analysts say Kim’s tears for fallen soldiers betray a calculated attempt to quell public dissent over mounting casualties in Russia’s war.