N. Korea's Kim oversees artillery firing contest

N. Korea's Kim oversees artillery firing contest

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C, in black) joins a group photo session with a group of troops who took part in an artillery firing contest, organized by artillery subunits under the large combined units of the Korean People's Army in the western area, at an unspecified location on April 15, 2026, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Kim oversaw the contest on the birth anniversary of state founder Kim Il-sung and his grandfather. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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