North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Thursday urged his armed forces to remain combat ready.
The Supreme Leader oversaw an artillery firing drill , according to Pyongyang's state media.
His comments come amid North Korea’s continued military support for Russia in its ongoing war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year.
He called on his soldiers to be ready “for real war” at “anytime” and have the capacity to “destroy the enemy in every battle,” reports the state media, reports AFP.
Video footage broadcast by state media showed artillery unit soldiers firing shells into the sea. Kim was seen observing the drill through binoculars from an observation post, accompanied by two senior military officials. However, the exact location of Wednesday’s exercise was not disclosed.
Around 10,000 North Korean soldiers were deployed to Russia’s Kursk region last year along with artillery, missiles and long-range rocket systems, as per South Korean and Western intelligence.
At least 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed and thousands more wounded while fighting for Russia.
North Korea has previously expressed its allegiance to Russia, reiterating that it is “ready to unconditionally support and encourage all the measures taken by Russian leadership as regards the tackling of the root cause of the Ukrainian crisis,” reported KCNA.
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov earlier warned the US, South Korea and Japan against forming a security alliance with North Korea.
“We warn against exploiting these ties to build alliances directed against anyone, including North Korea, and of course, Russia,” he said as per Russia’s Tass news agency.
Lavrov’s remarks come amid US, South Korea and Japan bolstering their military drills in retaliation to North Korea expanding its nuclear program. The three allies also conducted a joint air exercise near the Korean Peninsula in recent days, featuring US nuclear-capable bombers.
The Supreme Leader oversaw an artillery firing drill , according to Pyongyang's state media.
His comments come amid North Korea’s continued military support for Russia in its ongoing war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year.
He called on his soldiers to be ready “for real war” at “anytime” and have the capacity to “destroy the enemy in every battle,” reports the state media, reports AFP.
Video footage broadcast by state media showed artillery unit soldiers firing shells into the sea. Kim was seen observing the drill through binoculars from an observation post, accompanied by two senior military officials. However, the exact location of Wednesday’s exercise was not disclosed.
Around 10,000 North Korean soldiers were deployed to Russia’s Kursk region last year along with artillery, missiles and long-range rocket systems, as per South Korean and Western intelligence.
At least 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed and thousands more wounded while fighting for Russia.
North Korea has previously expressed its allegiance to Russia, reiterating that it is “ready to unconditionally support and encourage all the measures taken by Russian leadership as regards the tackling of the root cause of the Ukrainian crisis,” reported KCNA.
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov earlier warned the US, South Korea and Japan against forming a security alliance with North Korea.
“We warn against exploiting these ties to build alliances directed against anyone, including North Korea, and of course, Russia,” he said as per Russia’s Tass news agency.
Lavrov’s remarks come amid US, South Korea and Japan bolstering their military drills in retaliation to North Korea expanding its nuclear program. The three allies also conducted a joint air exercise near the Korean Peninsula in recent days, featuring US nuclear-capable bombers.
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