ALBAWABA - A video has taken the internet by storm, saying that it shows the good, kind side of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, who has always been seen as "heartless and tough".
In an unexpected move to come out from North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un was seen in a viral video hugging and patting the backs of soldiers who returned from the war zone in the Kursk Region.
In the clip, leader Kim Jong Un was seen comforting a North Korean veteran at a memorial event for soldiers who served alongside the Russian Armed Forces in the battles for Kursk.
Social media users posted the footage and wrote, "DPRK Leader Kim Jong-un comforts a North Korean veteran at a memorial event for a soldier who served alongside the Russian Armed Forces in the battles for Kursk."
Another said, "The world has spread all kinds of propaganda against North Korean President Kim Jong Un," adding, "In reality, President Kim Jong-un is a very good and pure-hearted person."
On the other side, a person commented, "Oh, what a glorious scene. Giving medals to the dead. The wisest leader in the whole world."
According to the German DW website, the ceremony was held by the North Korean president for soldiers reportedly killed while fighting on the war front, along with Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
AFP reported that the ceremony took place on August 22 at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang, North Korea. The event was held to award state commendations to the commander and combatants of the Korean People's Army's Overseas Operational Forces, who were part of military operations in Kursk Oblast.
Moreover, local media shared videos of Kim Jong-un awarding medals to other soldiers and attending funerals.
South Korea reportedly suggested that North Korea sent 15,000 troops to Russia, of whom around 600 were killed.
