Bodies of North Korean soldiers who died in Kursk brought to Pyongyang, Kim Jong-un received them

[Starmix]

According to the report, North Korean state television showed footage of North Korean cargo planes returning to Pyongyang with the coffins of DPRK soldiers killed in the Kursk region. DPRK leader Kim Jong-un arrived at a military airfield in Pyongyang to meet the coffins with the bodies of the heroes. Recall, Kim Jong Un has decorated soldiers of the Korean People’s Army who served alongside Russian forces in the country’s southwestern Kursk region. In a special banquet ceremony held at the Workers’ Party of Korea headquarters, Kim praised the “victorious conclusion” of the soldiers’ “overseas military operations”, and extended his gratitude to them for “bravely fighting” as befits Koreans. Kim also honoured North Korean soldiers who were killed in combat, and met with bereaved families to offer condolences. According to The Wall Street Journal, North Korea’s top military officers had been abruptly called home in order to attend the ceremony. It is not known whether they will be redeployed for future combat in Russian border regions or in Ukraine. According to data cited by BBC News Russian, as of January of this year, North Korea had sent about 11,000 troops to help Russia, of which some 1,000 had been killed. In April, Moscow and Pyongyang first confirmed that North Korean troops had fought “shoulder to shoulder” alongside Russian servicemen as they recaptured the Kursk region from Ukrainian forces, parts of which Kyiv had held since its ground invasion of the region in August 2024.


The report also said that throughout the summer, Western intelligence agencies made several pronouncements about the possibility of Pyongyang expanding its military involvement in the war in Ukraine.In late June, South Korea’s top intelligence body delivered a closed-door parliamentary briefing that suggested Pyongyang was ready to send over 6,000 troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine, to be deployed as early as July. One week later, Ukrainian officials cited by CNN estimated that North Korea was set to triple its troop presence in Russia and Ukraine, sending a further 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers to the frontline.

I cried when I see this video. I pity the soldiers who died just to obey the order of their ruthless president, Kim to get favor from Russia. These soldiers are mostly young encumbers who lack skills in combat.

 

[Sanjeev]

I also pity for these soldiers who just obeyed his leader and for the money and lost their life. If they had lost their life for their nation that is understood but they lost if fighting for other nations.

 

[eLdavis]

It is well, what about their families, how will they cope with this loss? War is never a good thing.

 

[Starmix]

My heart ached when I saw these dead bodies of the soldiers in their coffins. They are so pitiful. Kim should not have let them go to war. Russian and North Korean leaders are evils, ruthless.