Kim Jong Un praises North Korean soldiers who died for Russia as 'heroes' in emotional ceremony

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed his country’s fallen soldiers in Russia’s war against Ukraine as “heroes” at an emotional award ceremony, state media said Friday, in a rare public admission of the losses Pyongyang has suffered in the conflict. The North Korean leader “extended deep gratitude and warmest militant respect” to those who had returned home “despite the hail