Putin paid off with Kim Jong -in horses for war for war in Ukraine - The Times (Photo)

According to journalists, 24 horses were transported through the land border with North Korea - 19 stallions and five mares. The Orlovsky Rice is considered a favorite breed of North Korean leader, the head of the State Council of DPRK Kim Jong -in received a new batch of horses from the Russian Federation - another sign of strengthening of bilateral relations between the North Korean leader and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Times writes about it.

The authors of the publication refer to the statement of the veterinary services of the Primorsky Territory related to the railway connection with North Korea. It is noted that 24 animals - 19 stallions and five mares - were transported through the land border. The Orlovsky Dress is considered a favorite breed of North Korean leader, in 2022 he received 30 such horses, journalists said.

According to them, horses are important to Kim Jong -in as a propaganda symbol, in the DPRK it is part of his cult of the face. The Times also refers to data in the South Korean media that horses are part of the payment for the supply of Russian arms used against Ukraine. In June this year, the Russian Federation and the DPRK signed a partnership agreement in the military sphere. The North Korean leader also presented Putin with a couple of hunting dogs of Phunsan.

In response, the Russian leader transferred 447 goats to North Korea. Despite the fact that Pyongyan develops nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, there are also investments in one of the world's oldest military technologies - equestrian military units. According to official data, the country spent at least $ 600,000 on purebred horses from Russia from 2020 to 2023. Recall that in the DPRK, a drone, similar to Lancet ", destroyed the South Korean tank.