North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un hailed troops fighting in an "alien land" in his New Year message, state media reported on Thursday, in which he underscored Pyongyang's "invincible alliance" with Moscow.
Without mentioning fighting with Russia against Ukraine, Kim addressed personnel in what the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) described as "overseas operations units," congratulating them on their "heroic" defence of the nation's honour and instructing them to "be brave."
