00:00North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country will keep supporting Russia's policies.
00:05That's according to state media KCNA on Monday.
00:08On Sunday, KCNA said a Russian delegation including Defense Minister Andrei Belousov
00:13attended a ceremony in North Korea to mark the completion of a memorial.
00:17The memorial honors North Korean soldiers killed while fighting in Russia's Kursk region,
00:22which was the site of a 2024 Ukrainian incursion.
00:25According to KCNA, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a letter for the occasion,
00:29saying Russia and North Korea would continue to strengthen their comprehensive strategic partnership through joint efforts.
00:35Kim has steadily moved to elevate North Korean soldiers who fought in Kursk
00:38into national symbols of sacrifice and loyalty through state ceremonies and memorials.
00:44North Korea sent around 14,000 troops to help Russian forces in Kursk
00:48after the two countries had signed a mutual defense pact.
00:51South Korean, Ukrainian and Western officials say more than 6,000 North Korean soldiers were killed in the fighting.
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