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The leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un, is on an official visit to the Russian Federation. During the visit, he visited a number of important military facilities in the Far East.
In Vladivostok, Kim Jong-un was first brought to the Knevichi airfield. Here he was met by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu. At the airfield, the North Korean leader was shown samples of modern aviation equipment and weapons that are used by the Russian Aerospace Forces.
In particular, the leader of the DPRK inspected the Tu-160 supersonic strategic bomber, the Tu-95MS turboprop strategic bomber and the Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic bomber.
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The commander of the Long-range Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash, told about their weapons and technical characteristics. In addition, Kim Jong-un was shown tactical aircraft, including the Su-34 fighter-bomber, Su-30SM and Su-35S fighters, and the Su-25SM3 attack aircraft. The head of the DPRK looked at the hypersonic missile system "Dagger".
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Kim Jong-un shows great interest in combat aviation, and this is explained by his desire to increase the capabilities and power of the North Korean air force.
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Then the North Korean leader, accompanied by the Russian Defense Minister, headed to Ulysses Bay, where he visited the frigate of the Pacific Fleet Marshal Shaposhnikov. Here an important guest was met by the commander of the ship, Captain of the second rank Sergey Merkulov, and the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, told the head of the DPRK about the characteristics of the frigate.
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Kim Jong-un was shown anti-ship missile systems "Uranus" and universal cruise missile systems "Caliber", as well as a 100-millimeter automatic artillery installation A-190. A model of a Russian warship was presented to Kim Jong-un as a souvenir. North Korea pays the main attention to the development of its missile potential, but the capabilities of modern warships are of interest to the leadership of the republic no less.
Earlier, Kim Jong-un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny cosmodrome. The head of the Russian state made it clear that the North Korean leader is interested in space technologies, including the creation of modern satellites.