Overview

• On Friday, Kim met bereaved families of North Korean troops killed while fighting for Russia and voiced regret for failing to save their lives, according to state media.
• He announced Saebyol Street in Pyongyang’s Taesong district, with remains to be interred at the adjacent arboretum and a monument honoring the soldiers’ “immortal combat feats.”
• Kim said the state will take full responsibility for the children of the fallen by placing them in revolutionary schools and providing ongoing support.
• The event was the second high-profile commendation this month, following an Aug. 22 ceremony where medals were set beneath 101 portraits of the dead.
• Pyongyang has not released casualty figures; South Korea’s intelligence estimates about 600 dead among roughly 13,000–15,000 deployed, with some Western assessments higher, as Kim prepares to appear in Beijing with Putin and Xi next week.