Kim Jong-un oversees ‘annihilation’ artillery maneuvers in North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a series of firing exercises by artillery units in the west of the country, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.

The maneuvers included “super large multiple rocket launchers”According to KCNA.

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He indicated that when the order was given, the soldiers “They simultaneously fired the annihilation weapon”.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un participates in the launch exercise of the Western Region Artillery Unit in North Korea on March 18, 2024. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS/AFP) (STR/)

The announcement coincided with the visit to South Korea of the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenand after these two countries completed one of their largest joint military training exercises.

The exercises were responded to with harsh statements and live-fire maneuvers of Pyongyangwho often condemns these exercises as rehearsals for an invasion.

The new North Korean artillery exercises were announced after Seoul announced that North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles, which analysts say were launched to attract attention during Blinken’s visit to Seoul.

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“Huge projectiles from super-large multiple rocket launchers, which were fired like lava from the gun barrels, flew towards the target with enemy annihilation fire.”KCNA indicated.

Blinken participates in Seoul in the third Democracy Summit and met on Monday with the South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol.

Source: Elcomercio