North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited an art studio on Sunday to guide the creation of sculptures to be displayed at a memorial \u2060for North Korean troops who died fighting overseas.
Under a mutual defence pact with Russia, in 2024 North Korea sent some 14,000 soldiers to fight alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, where more than \u20606,000 of them were killed, according to South Korean, Ukrainian and Western sources.
Visiting the Mansudae Art Studio, Kim said the sculptures would “convey forever the legendary feats… of admirable sons of the DPRK”, using North Korea’s official name, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Kim has repeatedly lauded the troops’ “heroism” in fighting abroad and honoured them, including greeting \u2060and decorating them and working on the memorial for the fallen soldiers personally.
Kim’s move comes as North Korea has initiated procedures to convene a key party congress, expected to set out major policy goals for the next five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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