This is the bizarre moment North Korean soldiers wielded shovels and axes along with their ripped six-packs in a bizarre display for their supreme leader.
Kim Jong-un watched in amazement as topless soldiers took part in live-fire exercises and martial arts demonstrations.
The footage was broadcast by state-run Korean Central Television Showed them breaking bricks with their heads and breaking concrete panels with their elbows – all without any protective equipment.
A happy smile was seen spreading across Kim’s face as the disguised people attacked each other’s bare stomachs with gardening tools including axes and spades.
Armed with a long wooden stick, one combatant was seen hitting the other and splitting him in half.
As the fight continued, participants were shown holding concrete slabs over one man’s stomach while another broke them into smaller pieces with a sledgehammer.
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In another dramatic display of force soldiers were seen throwing picks and shovels swing Hammer at each other.
Others were seen lying face down on beds Nails And holding the knife blade with your bare hands.
Further demonstrations included an aerobics-style display by the soldiers, where they split in all directions simultaneously.
Kim saw the performance Power And pain tolerance with real pleasure.
In the nearly four-minute long video released on Sunday, the camera cuts to the dictator practicing.
Kim was seen clapping and encouraging the soldiers.
At the end, lines of jubilant soldiers gathered around Kim to shake his hand and show their appreciation.
After taking a group photo with the embattled leader, soldiers were heard chanting slogans, cheering and jumping in the air.
“All the participants began to cheer enthusiastically, looking forward to the ever victorious, strong-willed and talented commander ushering in the great day of building a mighty nation. Army With its outstanding military strategic ideology and extraordinary commanding art,” said the Korean Central news Agency (KCNA).
KCNA further reported that Kim also watched the training of female soldiers with pleasure and warmly encouraged them.
The military demonstration comes after Kim watched personnel test solid fuel engines for weapons capable of reaching the US mainland.
The dictator said it was an important development boost for his country’s strategic military armoryAccording to state media.
While the test was in line with Kim’s stated goal of recruiting more agile, difficult-to-detect missiles, some experts speculate that North Korea’s claims may be an exaggeration.
Missiles with built-in solid propellant are easier to move and conceal than liquid-fuel weapons, which typically refuel before take-off and do not last as long.
According to the official Korean Central News Agency, the engine has a maximum thrust of 2,500 kilonewtons, up from about 1,970 kilonewtons reported in a similar solid-fuel engine test in September.
The test was conducted as part of the country’s five-year arms build-up aimed at upgrading “strategic strike means”.
The term refers to nuclear-capable ballistic missiles and other weapons.
Kim said this latest engine test “has great significance in bringing the country’s strategic military strength to the highest level”.
Lee Choon Geun, honorary research fellow of South Korea, after not disclosing important information on the engine’s total combustion time Science And technology The policy institute said North Korea may be “hoaxing” the latest test reports.
The isolated nation has worked hard to boost its nuclear arsenal since Kim’s high-stakes diplomacy with US President Donald Trump broke down in 2019.
Kim, however, kept the door open to talks with Trump but urged Washington to drop its demand for denuclearization as a precondition for talks.
