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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

Kim Jong Un shown mourning North Korean soldiers he sent to die in Putin’s war in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been shown grieving over the coffins of his soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in Ukraine, in an unusually public display acknowledging the regime’s combat losses abroad.

Images aired by state broadcaster Korean Central Television over the weekend showed Mr Kim placing both hands on coffins draped in the North Korean flag, during what appeared to be a repatriation ceremony.

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