{"id":12353,"date":"2026-02-16T12:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12353"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:06:19","slug":"north-korea-opens-new-housing-area-for-families-of-soldiers-killed-overseas-kim-jong-un-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12353","title":{"rendered":"North Korea opens new housing area for families of soldiers killed overseas | Kim Jong Un News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Leader Kim Jong Un unveils housing for families of soldiers killed overseas amid North Korea\u2019s support for Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to 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clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed while fighting overseas amid the East Asian country\u2019s support for Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Kim said Saeppyol Street was \u201ca source of honour for our generation and a pride of Pyongyang and our state\u201d, North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cHe prayed for the immortality of the martyrs along with its inauguration which will etch the martyrs\u2019 names and images in history,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>While the report did not mention Russia, Kim last week pledged to \u201cunconditionally support\u201d all of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s policies and decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Under a mutual defence pact with Moscow, Pyongyang dispatched thousands of soldiers to Ukraine in 2024, according to South Korean, Ukrainian and Western officials.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4317170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4317170\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4317170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-15T222136Z_242844356_RC2LMJAL3IOQ_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-MILITARY-1771227352.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C510&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Kim Jong Un unveils homes for families of fallen soldiers\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4317170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, centre, and his daughter Kim Ju Ae, standing behind, react on the day of the completion ceremony of a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers who died in overseas military operations [KCNA via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kim said he had pushed to finish the project \u201ceven one day earlier\u201d in the hope it might bring \u201csome small comfort\u201d to the soldiers\u2019 families, state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Photographs released by KCNA showed Kim, accompanied by his daughter Ju Ae, consoling family members of the fallen soldiers and visiting their newly completed homes.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s National Intelligence Service told legislators last week it estimated 6,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded during their deployment in the war against Ukraine, but did not provide a breakdown of deaths.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4317168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4317168\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4317168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-15T222136Z_130311753_RC2LMJAXTWB5_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-MILITARY-1771227349.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C510&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Kim Jong Un unveils homes for families of fallen soldiers\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4317168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Jong Un with attendees on the day of the inauguration of the housing district [KCNA via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s spy agency has also warned that North Korean forces are gaining modern combat experience and benefitting from Russian technical assistance that could enhance Pyongyang\u2019s weapons systems.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to deploying troops, Pyongyang is thought to have shipped artillery shells, missiles and long-range rocket systems to Moscow, while receiving cash, military know-how, and food and energy shipments from Russia in return.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has staged multiple public ceremonies in recent months to honour its war dead, including the unveiling of a \u200cnew memorial complex in Pyongyang adorned with soldiers\u2019 sculptures.<\/p>\n<p>The rollout comes in advance of Pyongyang\u2019s biggest political event on the calendar \u2013 the party congress \u2013 later this month, although the exact date has not been announced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leader Kim Jong Un unveils housing for families of soldiers killed overseas amid North Korea\u2019s support for Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. 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