Kim Jong Un issued a decree that any North Korean soldier who died in the war in Ukraine would be posthumously admitted to the Labour Party. Families are offered many privileges, but they are forbidden to cry, to mourn, or to uncover their situation.
The Pentagon and South Korean intelligence estimation that since October in Russia deployed by order Kim Jong Una About 12,000 North Korean soldiers. At least 300 of them died and more than thousands were injured.
How did journalists find out? Radio Free Asia (RFA), families sent to the front of the men, were not previously notified of this fact. amazing relatives of the dead are informed of the deaths in a circumstantial way.
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Officials usually contact their parents by inviting them to visit Pyongyang. They offer them a ride by car to the nearest railway station and free train tickets, and they besides present them with a lunch box that they can eat while travelling.
Radio stresses that there is simply a uncommon situation in North Korea where most people cannot travel freely, especially at the expense of the government. 2 papers are received on site – death certificate of son and and membership card Labour Party.
The families of the fallen cannot cry. They promise their homes to tear
However, families learn nothing about the detailed circumstances of their children’s death. For this they are presented the benefits of giving them posthumous belonging to the party.
This is, among others, a privilege residence in the capital a country where surviving standards are much better than in another regions. Besides, they can take a special, 10-day leave from work.
However, silence is simply a price. – They did not even let grieving families Crying – informs 1 of the sources of the station. In addition, families are repeatedly urged not to "share information with another relatives or anyone around them."
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North Korean authorities are working on a solution that will enable families of all the fallen to receive a home in Pyongyang. For nearly 4 years Kim Jong Un has been pushing his improvement task to build 50,000 homes until the end of this year.
– Among my wife's household members are those who envy relatives who will live in Pyongyang in the future," said 1 of North Korean journalists. However, concerns arise as to whether homes are adequate for everyone.
