SEOUL (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers, hypersonic missiles and an advanced warship from its Pacific fleet yesterday as he continued a trip in Russia’s Far East.
After arriving in the city of Artyom by train, Kim travelled to an airport just outside the port city of Vladivostok where Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other senior military officials gave him an up-close look at Russia’s strategic bombers and other warplanes.
Shoigu and commander of the Russian long-range bomber force Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash explained to Kim that the Tu-160 recently received new cruise missiles with a range of over 6,500 kilometres.
Pointing at the weapons bay, Shoigu said that each bomber carries 12 missiles.
Russian officials previously said the new missile was under development, and the latest comments confirmed its deployment for the first time.
Kim and Shoigu later traveled to Vladivostok, where they inspected the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate.
