Archive · 6 Jan 2026
Kim Jong Un Inspects Memorial for Fallen Soldiers
Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, and his daughter Ju Ae visited a place where they are building a memorial.
This memorial is to remember the soldiers from North Korea who died while fighting in other countries.
In 2024, North Korea sent about 14,000 soldiers to help Russia in the war in Ukraine.
Sadly, more than 6,000 of these soldiers were killed.
The memorial is being built to honor these brave soldiers.
Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae inspected the construction of a memorial for North Korean troops who died fighting overseas.
North Korea sent 14,000 soldiers to fight alongside Russian troops in Ukraine in 2024.
More than 6,000 North Korean soldiers were killed in Ukraine, according to South Korean, Ukrainian, and Western sources.
The memorial is being built to honor the troops who died in overseas missions.
The deployment was under a mutual defense pact between North Korea and Russia.
- Who
- Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae
- What
- Inspected the construction of a memorial for North Korean troops who died fighting overseas
- When
- Monday, January 6, 2024
- Where
- North Korea
- Why
- To honor the troops who died in overseas missions, including in Ukraine
- Leader
- Kim Jong Un
- Accompanied by
- Ju Ae
- Memorial Purpose
- Honor North Korean troops who died fighting overseas
- Troops Sent to Ukraine
- 14,000
- Troops Killed in Ukraine
- 6,000
- Defense Pact
- Mutual defense pact with Russia
- Year of Deployment
- 2024