Kim Jong inaugurates new housing district for families of Ukraine war dead

North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the latest effort by leader Kim Jong Un to honor the war dead.

State media photos showed Kim Jong Un walking through the new street – called Saeppyol Street – and visiting the homes of some of the families with his increasingly prominent daughter, believed



to be named Kim Ju Ae, as he pledged to repay the “young martyrs” who “sacrificed all to their motherland.” 

In recent months, North Korea has intensified propaganda glorifying troops deployed to fight in Russia’s war against Ukraine, such as establishing a memorial wall and building a museum. 

Analysts see it as an effort to bolster internal unity and curb potential public discontent.