“The North Korean dictator Kim Jong -in awarded the soldiers and commanders of his army, who participated in the battles in the Kursk region on the side of the Russian invaders and met with the families of the dead. Source: North Korea State A news agency, Meduza, Novaya Gazeta Details: North Korean news agency CTAK has published a summary and photographs with a solemn meeting in Pyongyang Kim Jong -in with the military leadership and families of Koreans who died during the fighting.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: State news agency of North Korea Takt, Meduza, “Novaya Gazeta”
Details: The North Korean news agency Totak has published summaries and photographs from a solemn meeting in Pyongyang Kim Jong -in with the military leadership and families of Koreans who died during the battles in Kurshchyna.
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According to the dictator, the fighting of the DPRK army in the Kursk region “secured its name and popularity as the strongest in the world” and “led to victory”.
A stele with photos of 101 fighters was installed on the stage. The number of losses of Korean troops in the operation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation in the DPRK was not officially published.
Prehistory:
- In April, both North Korea and Russia confirmed the participation of North Korean troops in the Russian war against Ukraine. In particular, it was reported that the DPRK was used in the Kursk region of Russia, which at that time was partially under the control of the Armed Forces.
- At that time, both countries stated that their cooperation is based on a contract signed by Kremlin head Vladimir Putin and DPRK leader Kim Cenn in June last year, which, among other things, involves “mutual defense”.
- During the visit of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to North Korea in July 2025, Kim Jong -in declared the Kremlin ambassador that his country was ready to “unconditionally support” all the actions of Moscow, including the war with Ukraine.
- In an interview with Bloomberg, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in an interview with Bloomberg, stated that North Korea was supplying up to 40% of Russia’s ammunition for war in Ukraine, since the partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow is deepening.