Posted on 08/22/2025 6:16:15 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid an emotional tribute to soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine, saying his ‘heart aches’ in a rare admission of military losses.
Kim made the comments on Thursday at a ceremony in Pyongyang, where he met with commanders of a unit that had fought for Russia in the western Kursk region, according to North Korean state media KCNA. He praised them as “a heroic army,” with state media photos showing Kim pinning commendation badges on soldiers’ uniforms.
Photos released by KCNA also showed Kim pinning badges on the photo frames of deceased soldiers, which lined the wall, with each soldier’s name written in gold beneath their image.
“My heart aches and is bitter as I face the reality that I only get to meet the noble figures who gave up their precious lives for great victory and glory through photos on the memorial wall,” he said in a speech, according to KCNA.
“As I stand in front of the bereaved families of the fallen soldiers, I don’t know how to express my regret and apologies for not being able to protect our precious sons.”
The ceremony was also tearful, according to the images released by North Korea, with Kim meeting with bereaved family members who were seen sobbing and paying tribute to soldiers’ photos on the wall. In several images, Kim is seen embracing crying children and embracing soldiers.
Authorities then held a banquet to further celebrate the unit that had returned, KCNA reported.
North Korea began sending large numbers of troops and equipment to support Russia’s war against Ukraine last year after high profile meetings between Kim and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, bringing a reclusive and autocratic Asian power into the heart of a European war.
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I’m sure all that cholesterol plaque in his veins has nothing to do with it.
CNN - No thanks. CNN is the enemy.
Dying while helping Putin’s hordes kill white Christians that the United States and our allies are supporting.
President Trump has American troops training the Ukrainians to kill the Russians and the North Koreans, with the weapons Trump is supplying them with.
What is Kim getting from Russia in return ?
RE: Kim Jong Un says his ‘heart aches’ over North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia
So, is he still sending MORE North Korean meat grinders to Ukraine in order to cry some more?
Food exports and Russian scientists and technological cooperation.
Kim is like every other chicken-hawk in the world, from Linda Graham to Joe Stalin.
As long as some other poor sap has to be slaughtered, they’re just fine with that.
OTOH, less mouths to feed, right Kimmy?
Maybe it’s time for Trump to send Dennis Rodman back over there.
...as a reminder... crying is compulsory or its off you go
Pbbbbbbt! Riiiiiight.
Ummm ... Kim ...
There IS a solution for those who wish to avoid the deaths of their soldiers in a specific country.
“Kim Jong Un says his ‘heart aches’”
He’s got the the “heart attack habitus.”
Kim Jong Blimp is going to die young.
I thought he died during covid and that his mean sister took over. This guy is a badly cast look-a-like.
Doesn’t the entire Kim family owe their power to the Russians. It was a near thing at the end of WWII, whether or not the Russians would be able to get to East Asia in time to make territorial gains. We can thank them for giving us the Korean war, Vietnam, but most of all a Communist government in China.
An acting job for public consumption from a total psychopath. The only life he cares about is his own.
Kim has a heart: secret revealed!
Oh, sorry, it was just a social media post.
They were green troops of an army that was great at goose stepping but hadn’t fought in a war for many decades.
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