新湖畔网 （随信APP) | 朝鲜领导人金正恩检查导弹基地和弹道武器

朝鲜官方朝中社通过KNS于10月23日发布的一张未标注日期的图片显示金正恩访问了一处未公开地点的战略导弹基地 - 版权KCNA VIA KNS/AFP STR

朝鲜领导人金正恩视察了一处战略导弹基地，官方媒体周三表示，并发布了他查看国家最大最强劲地对仲大和最有力的洲际弹道导弹的运输和发射车辆的图片。

金正恩进行巡视几天之后，韩国情报机构表示，平壤已向俄罗斯派遣“大规模”军队到乌克兰前线作战，巩固了平壤与莫斯科的具有争议性的军事联盟。

官方朝中社报道称，金正恩“审查了与国家安全直接相关的战略威慑力量的战备情况”。

国家媒体的图片显示金正恩——穿着他惯常的黑色皮夹克——站在巨大的火星-18固体燃料洲际弹道导弹前。

他还被拍到在中至长程高超声速导弹旁，这种导弹由于其不规则航迹难以拦截。

朝中社表示，金审查了导弹基地中与发射相关设施的“重要功能和能力”。

金对国家导弹力量在国家战争威慑中的“关键作用”表示赞扬，称这是首要任务。

据朝中社报道，金还与他强大的妹妹金与正和其他军事官员一起前往。

– ‘不断增加的威胁’ –

“美国的战略核手段对朝鲜民主主义人民共和国的安全环境构成越来越大的威胁，”金的话被朝中社引用说。

因此，关键是“朝鲜民主主义人民共和国更加坚定地加强战争威慑，采取彻底并严格的核力量对抗姿态”。

朝中社还补充说，金“强调需要进一步现代化和加固战略导弹基地”。

本周，韩国情报机构发布了他们称之为显示平壤派遣1,500名精英特种部队士兵到俄罗斯训练，并准备前往乌克兰战线的卫星图像。

美国和北约尚未证实这一部署，平壤和莫斯科都否认了这一消息。

乌克兰媒体报道称，总统泽连斯基周二表示，两支朝鲜旅团，每支高达6,000人，正在俄罗斯接受训练。

同样在周二，俄罗斯Telegram频道Astra发布了据称显示俄罗斯和朝鲜士兵的片段，其中可以听到朝鲜口音说出的“我累了”和“我们来晚了”等短语。

An undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency via KNS on October 23 shows Kim Jong Un visiting a strategic missile base at an undisclosed location - Copyright KCNA VIA KNS/AFP STR

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a strategic missile base, state media said Wednesday, releasing images of him viewing transport and launch vehicles for the country’s largest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic weapons.

Kim’s tour comes days after South Korea’s spy agency said Pyongyang had sent a “large-scale” troop deployment to Russia to fight against Ukraine, cementing Pyongyang’s contentious military alliance with Moscow.

Kim “examined the readiness for action of strategic deterrence directly connected with the security of the country”, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

Images in state media showed Kim — wearing his customary black leather jacket — standing in front of massive Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles.

He was also pictured next to medium- to long-range hypersonic missiles, which are difficult to intercept due to their irregular flight paths.

Kim inspected “important functions and capabilities of launch-related facilities in the missile bases”, KCNA said.

Kim hailed the country’s missile force for its “pivotal role” in the country’s war deterrence, saying it was a top priority.

He was accompanied by his powerful sister Kim Yo Jong and other military officials, according to KCNA.

– ‘Increasing threats’ –

“The U.S. strategic nuclear means pose ever-increasing threats to the security environment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” KCNA quoted Kim as saying.

As a result, it is crucial that “the DPRK more definitely bolsters its war deterrence and takes a thorough and strict counteraction posture of the nuclear forces”.

KCNA added that Kim “stressed the need to further modernize and fortify the strategic missile bases”.

This week South Korea’s spy agency released satellite images it said showed that 1,500 elite special forces soldiers from North Korea training in Russia ahead of deployment to the front line of the war against Ukraine.

The US and NATO have yet to confirm the deployment — which both Pyongyang and Moscow have denied.

Ukraine media reported President Volodymyr Zelensky saying Tuesday that two North Korean brigades — with up to 6,000 personnel each — were undergoing training in Russia.

Also on Tuesday, the Russian Telegram channel Astra released clips purportedly showing Russian and North Korean soldiers, with audio capturing phrases such as “I’m tired” and “we’re late” spoken in a North Korean accent.