Archive · 26 Jan 2026
Kim Jong Un Oversees Memorial Sculptures for Fallen Soldiers
Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, went to an art studio on Sunday.
He was there to help make big statues for a special memorial.
This memorial is for North Korean soldiers who died while fighting in Ukraine.
North Korea sent about 14,000 soldiers to help Russia in Ukraine.
Sadly, more than 6,000 of them were killed.
Kim Jong Un wants to honor these soldiers with the statues.
Kim Jong Un visited an art studio to oversee the creation of memorial sculptures for North Korean soldiers who died in Ukraine.
North Korea sent approximately 14,000 soldiers to fight in Ukraine under a mutual defense pact with Russia.
Over 6,000 North Korean soldiers were killed in Ukraine, according to South Korean, Ukrainian, and Western sources.
The sculptures will be displayed at a memorial dedicated to the fallen North Korean troops.
The visit was reported by North Korea's state media, KCNA, on Monday.
- Who
- Kim Jong Un
- What
- Visited an art studio to oversee the creation of memorial sculptures for North Korean soldiers who died in Ukraine
- When
- Sunday, January 26, 2024
- Where
- North Korea
- Why
- To guide the creation of sculptures for a memorial dedicated to North Korean troops who died fighting in Ukraine
- Leader
- Kim Jong Un
- Event
- Visited art studio
- Purpose
- Guide creation of memorial sculptures
- Troops Sent
- 14,000
- Troops Killed
- 6,000
- Location
- Ukraine
- Defense Pact
- Mutual defense pact with Russia