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Kim Jong Un praises troops who 'self-blasted' to avoid capture by Ukraine

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Kim Jong Un has praised North Korean soldiers who killed themselves by detonating their grenades while fighting for Russia against Ukraine, confirming a long-suspected battlefield policy.

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