Kim Jong Un praises troops who 'self-blasted' to avoid capture by Ukraine
Corroborated by 2 sources from 2 publishers
asiahealth14h ago
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to bbc.com, 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.
Sources
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BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddp7pzqdvjo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
14h ago
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddp7pzqdvjo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
14h ago
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BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddp7pzqdvjo?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
14h ago
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/kim-north-korea-soldiers-blow-themselves-up-ukraine
5h ago