Kim Jong Un has paid tribute to the North Korean soldiers killed in the Russian -Ukraine War, with images showing him the coffins of the reciprocal soldiers, who are covered with the country’s flag.

These photos were shown on a large screen during an event held on Sunday in Pyongyang on the occasion of the first anniversary of the military treaty between North Korea and Russia.

Another picture shows troops by Russia and North Korea to wave the their flagswhile in a third photo they look pages by one bloodthirstybelieved to have belonged to a North Korean soldier killed in Kursk.

According to the South Korean News Agency Yonhap, there were the following phrases in the notebook: “The decisive moment has finally arrived.” “Let us fight bravely this sacred battle with the immense love and confidence that our beloved supreme commander has given us.”

It is not clear when the soldiers’ bodies were repatriated. In the pictures Kim and other officials seem to wear winter clotheswhich shows that it may have been months ago.

It is noted that this is the first time the North Korean leader admits publicly that There are losses of his army in war.

Footage from the festive event broadcast by North Korean state television, show Kim excited. Next to him is the Minister of Culture of Russia and his daughter. At the same time, citizens seem to wipe their tears.