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Kim Jong Un Lauds Returning North Korean Commanders From Russia’s Kursk Front

South Korea’s intelligence estimates more than 10,000 North Korean personnel are in Russia, with further deployments possible.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting with Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin (not pictured) in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 14, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
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This photo from the Korean Central News Agency on Aug. 21, 2025, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) holding a meeting with military commanders deployed to Russia in its war against Ukraine. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • State media said Kim met ground commanders from the Korean People’s Army overseas unit and praised their role in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
  • KCNA reported the officers had returned to attend the first commendation ceremony for service members who served in the overseas mission.
  • South Korean intelligence assesses that North Korea has dispatched over 10,000 troops to support Russia and says another deployment may be planned.
  • KCNA earlier showed Kim paying tribute to North Korean soldiers killed in the conflict by covering their coffins with national flags.
  • The deployments come under a deepening partnership after Kim and Vladimir Putin signed a strategic treaty with a mutual defence pact in June 2024.