North Korean soldiers who fought with Russian troops against Ukraine celebrated

[ad_1] RFA Views — North Korean troopers who fought alongside Russian troops towards Ukraine marched via Kim Il Sung Sq. on Friday, carrying the flags of Russia and North Korea as a part of the Staff’ Occasion eightieth Anniversary celebrations.

Video: North Korea troopers who fought alongside Russia celebrated at Staff' Occasion anniversary (RFA) The troopers marched to the Russian patriotic music “To Serve Russia,” a uncommon and symbolic show of solidarity between Pyongyang and Moscow.

In keeping with estimates, round 2,000 North Korean troopers have been killed whereas supporting Russia’s struggle in Ukraine.

And studies say that beneath a brand new deployment plan, North Korea lately despatched one other 1,000 fight engineers to Russia.

Though the occasion marked the eightieth anniversary of the founding of the Staff’ Occasion, it was additionally a show of army cooperation between the 2 nations.

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Safety Council of the Russian Federation, attended the celebrations in Pyongyang.

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