North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised his troops fighting abroad as forging an “invincible alliance” with Russia in a new year’s message, state media said Thursday.<\/p>\n
Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to support Russia’s nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine, according to South Korean and Western intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n
At least 600 have died and thousands more have sustained injuries, according to South Korean estimates.<\/p>\n
Analysts say North Korea is receiving financial aid, military technology and food and energy supplies from Russia in return.<\/p>\n
Kim praised his men fighting in an “alien land”, congratulating their “heroic” defense of the nation’s honor and instructing them to “be brave”, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Thursday.<\/p>\n
“As the whole country is enveloped in a festive atmosphere of greeting the new year, I all the more miss you, who are fighting bravely on the battlefields in the alien land even at this moment,” he said, according to KCNA.<\/p>\n
“Behind you are Pyongyang and Moscow,” Kim said.<\/p>\n
The North Korean leader praised soldiers for strengthening the “invincible alliance” with Russia, calling on them to fight “for the fraternal Russian people”.<\/p>\n
And Kim hinted that more overseas action would take place this year, highlighting “remarkable feats you will perform on the overseas battlefields”.<\/p>\n
Kim marked the new year with a lavish celebration performance and speech at Pyongyang’s May Day stadium, state media said.<\/p>\n
Images shared by KCNA showed Kim accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju and his daughter Ju Ae, believed to be his likely successor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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