In the beginning, let me congratulate you on your appointment as the Minister of Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
It is a pleasure to meet you personally. I would like to thank you for your invitation to Pyongyang and for your hospitality.
Russia and the DPRK are good neighbours and long-standing friends.
The trusting contacts of our leaders play a key part in strengthening Russia-Korean relations.
The results of the historic meeting between the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the President of the State Affairs of North Korea Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang last June as well as the mutual desire of our countries to further expand mutually beneficial cooperation in a difficult international situation demonstrated the highest level of mutual trust.
The most important result of the summit was the signing of a new basic interstate document, the North Korean–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
It has a stabilising role to play in the North-East Asia. It also has to make a positive contribution to the maintenance of the balance of forces in the region, reduce the risk of a return to war on the peninsula, including with the use of nuclear weapons, lay the foundations for the construction of a new Eurasian security system.
Today, friendly ties between Russia and the DPRK are actively developing in all spheres, including the military cooperation.
We are committed to implement all the agreements reached at the highest level.
We look forward to close and successful cooperation with our colleagues from the North Korea.
I am confident that today's talks are going to strengthen the Russian-Korean strategic partnership in the defence sphere.
In turn, Minister of Defence of the People's Republic of Korea Army General No Kwang-chol called combat friendship and interaction between the armies of the two countries the highest priority.
'It has to be constantly fortified and developed – that is the permanent position of our army,' stressed Army General No Kwang-chol.
He noted that 'cooperation between the military departments of the two countries, including high-level exchanges of delegations, are being vigorously pursued'.
'We appreciate that,' stressed No Kwang-chol, expressing confidence that the official visit of the Russian Defence Minister to the DPRK 'is the key moment in the exchange of useful and constructive proposals both that strengthen the defence and security capabilities of the two countries and that foster friendship, cooperation, and development between the armies of Russian Federation and the North Korea'.
In today's report from the Russian Federation of the continuation of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had losses of 2,125 soldiers.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
▫️In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, and 36th Marine Brigade near Glubokoye, Lipsy, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 Ukrainian troops, one MLRS launcher, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 44th, 67th, 115th mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade, 103rd, 110th territorial defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Rozovka, Nadiya, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People's...
Units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army aviation and artillery strikes conduct reconnaissance-search actions to locate and eliminate the enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups in forest belts attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory to the south of Alekseyevskoye, Safonovka, and Sheptukhovka.
▫️Attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 22nd, 61st, and 115th mechanised brigades, and 82nd Air Assault Brigade toward Komarovka, Olgovka, Russkoye, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to one tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, one counterobstacle vehicle, and more than 30 Ukrainian troops.
▫️Aviation and artillery strikes along with actions of defending troops inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware clusters near Borki, Fanaseyevka, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Novoivanovka, Mikhailovka, Snagost, and to the south of Kurilovka.
▫️One U.S.-made M270 MLRS launcher was destroyed by a missile strike near Bezdrik (Sumy ...
The banner of the unit was captured in battle by the Rifle Battalion of the 1st Guards Slavic Brigade.
Also, the Storm unit of the 1st Slavyanskaya captured the next object “Cheburashka”, and the 2nd battalion captured the next dacha area (in front of the Khimik microdistrict).
In addition, Russian fighters today cut the road from Lastochkino to Avdeevsky coke plant.
In this report AFU had loses of 1,350 soldiers.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops hit three mechanised brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Andreyevka, Kondratovka, Mogritsa, and Marino (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade have been hit near Udy and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and an ammunition depot.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian elements damaged two mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade near Kupyansk, Olgovka, Sobolevka, Senkovo (Kharkov region), and Karpovka...
In this weekly report the AFU had loses of 9,130 soldiers.
Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range air-based high-precision weapons as well as using Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile systems and unmanned aerial vehicles against the infrastructure of a military airfield.
From 21 to 27 June, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out six group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack drones, which hit enterprises of the Ukrainian military industry, fuel and power infrastructure and port facilities that supported the Armed Forces of Ukraine, anti-aircraft radar stations, ammunition and fuel depots, an arsenal of torpedo and mining weapons, manufacturing shops, facilities for the storage and launch of attack unmanned aerial vehicles, military airfields, temporary deployment areas of the AFU, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.
During the week, units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Aviation, unmanned ...
In this report AFU had loses of 1,415 soldiers.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Novaya Sech, Solyaniki, Khrapovshchina, Varachino, Yunakovka, and Sadki (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, formations of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades were hit near Udy, Ivashki, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 185 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, nine motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns, to include one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer. One electronic warfare station, one ammunition depot, and two materiel depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line. The Russian ...
