North Korea’s Kim consoles families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia

Kim Jong Un expresses ‘grief’ for failing to prevention ‘the precious lives’ of his troops killed warring against Ukraine.

North Korean person Kim Jong Un has met again with the families of his soldiers killed warring for Russia against Ukraine, offering condolences for their “unbearable pain” and promising the bereaved “a beauteous life”, authorities media reports.

KCNA authorities quality bureau reported connected Saturday that Kim hosted the families of slain soldiers, and expressed “grief astatine having failed to prevention the precious lives” of those who sacrificed their lives to support the country’s honour.

The gathering was the 2nd reported juncture that Kim met with families of fallen soldiers this month. Pyongyang has not confirmed the fig of troops that were killed warring for Russia, though Seoul estimates astir 600, with thousands much wounded.

“I had this gathering arranged arsenic I wanted to conscionable and console the bereaved families of each the heroes and relieve them of their sorrow and anguish adjacent a little,” Kim said successful his speech, according to KCNA.

Kim besides pledged to physique a monument successful the capital, Pyongyang, arsenic good arsenic sanction a caller thoroughfare for the bereaved families, and the authorities volition springiness afloat enactment to the children of deceased soldiers.

The North Korean person said his “heart breaks and aches” for the children who mislaid fathers.

“I, our authorities and our service volition instrumentality afloat work for them and bid them admirably arsenic staunch and courageous fighters similar their fathers,” helium added.

South Korean and Western quality agencies person said that Kim sent more than 10,000 soldiers to Russia successful 2024 – chiefly to the Kursk portion – on with North Korean-produced artillery shells, missiles and long-range rocket systems.

At a ceremonial with mourning household members and Ukraine warfare veterans past week, images released by KCNA showed an affectional Kim embracing a returned worker who appeared overwhelmed, burying his look successful the leader’s chest.

The person was besides seen kneeling earlier a representation of a fallen worker to wage his respects and placing medals and flowers beside images of dormant troops.

Kim is owed to basal alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese person Xi Jinping astatine a subject parade successful Beijing adjacent week, marking the surrender of Japan successful World War II.

Relations betwixt Kim and Putin person surged importantly since they signed a subject confederation successful 2024.

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies