N.K. leader praises troops deployed to Russia-Ukraine war

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) confers a "Hero of the Republic" medal on a soldier during a ceremony in Pyongyang to award state commendations to commanders and combatants deployed to Russia's war with Ukraine and comfort bereaved families of fallen soldiers, in this undated photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency on Aug. 22, 2025. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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