Kim Jong Un praises troops who 'self-blasted' to avoid capture by Ukraine

It confirms suspicions that North Korean soldiers are being told to detonate their grenades to kill themselves.

Kim praises North Korean soldiers who blew themselves up to evade Ukraine capture

Leader mentions for first time lengths to which troops go to avoid falling into enemy hands while fighting for Russia Kim Jong-un has praised North Korean soldiers who blew themselves up with grenades in order to avoid capture while fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia’s western Kursk region, confirming the existence of the extreme battlefield policy. Mounting evidence, including from intelligence reports and testimonies of defectors, has indicated North Korean soldiers are explicitly told to ...

By Luke Harding in Dnipro and agencies

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Kim Jong Un praises troops who 'self-blasted' to avoid capture by Ukraine

N. Korea’s Kim praises soldiers who died by suicide to evade capture in Ukraine - The Straits Times

N. Korea’s Kim praises soldiers who died by suicide to evade capture in Ukraine  The Straits Times

Kim Jong Un praises troops who ‘self-blasted’ to avoid capture by Ukraine

Kim Jong Un has praised North Korean soldiers who killed themselves by detonating their grenades while fighting for Russia against Ukraine, confirming a long-suspected battlefield policy.

By Abubakar Ibrahim