North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for full war readiness during a tactical drill, urging the military to treat combat training as its top revolutionary priority.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un oversaw a missile drill on May 8, highlighting tactical nuclear readiness while skipping Russia’s Victory Day parade, signaling growing strategic complexity in Pyongyang’s alliances.
North Korea’s missile launch on the eve of Russia’s Victory Day parade highlights its continued effort to stay visible within the anti-U.S. alliance, even amid questions about the strength of its ties with Moscow.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a sharp increase in artillery production during visits to munitions factories, as part of a broader push to modernize the country’s conventional military capabilities and deepen ties with Russia.
Kim Jong-un will send a top official to Russia’s Victory Day parade while Xi and Putin meet in Moscow, reinforcing the North Korea Russia alliance amid deepening trilateral ties.