North Korea Confirms Suicide Rule for Soldiers Ukraine Captures
Kim Jong Un speaks in Pyongyang on Feb. 22 in this photo released by the North Korean government.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un confirmed a policy that requires soldiers to commit suicide on the battlefield to avoid capture, while fighting Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Speaking at an event to inaugurate a memorial in Pyongyang for North Koreans who have died in action, Kim twice mentioned soldiers who had “self-blasted,” according to a report by the official Korean Central News Agency.