2026-08-17 KOREAN NEWS - DPRK EMBASSY

 

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No 81/26                                                                                                                           Aug 17, 2026

 

 

1. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Enjoys Circus of National Acrobatic Troupe Celebrating 81st Anniversary of National Liberation

2. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Liberation Tower on Occasion of 81st Anniversary of National Liberation

3. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Reply Message to Russian President

4. 81st Anniversary of National Liberation Marked in DPRK

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Enjoys Circus of National Acrobatic Troupe Celebrating 81st Anniversary of National Liberation

Pyongyang, August 17 (KCNA) -- A circus of the National Acrobatic Troupe celebrating the 81st anniversary of national liberation was given at the Pyongyang Circus Theatre on August 16, amid joy and excitement of the people in the DPRK greeting the significant day when their great motherland newly emerged with pride.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, enjoyed the performance.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared in the auditorium amid the playing of welcome music, the participants raised stormy cheers of "Hurrah!"

On the occasion of the 81st anniversary of national liberation, Comrade              Kim Jong Un extended warm congratulations to all the people and the servicepersons who are creating a new era of comprehensive development with boundless love for their precious and sacred country and confidence and optimism about their cause.

Among the audience were members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and other senior Party and government officials, children of anti-Japanese revolutionary martyrs and anti-Japanese patriotic martyrs, teaching staff and students of revolutionary schools, officials of ministries and national agencies and armed forces organs, and officials and labor innovators of industrial establishments and youth and students in Pyongyang.

The national anthem of the DPRK was played.

Put on the stage were colorful numbers including physical acrobatics "Wire-rope Walking" and "Fly Higher" which won top prizes at international circus festivals.

The elegant folk acrobatic works and refined numbers of high technique, full of deep emotion and vibrant vitality, showed well the appearance of the DPRK's acrobatic art blooming and developing day by day.

The peculiar pieces given by a juggler familiar with the people made the audience imbued with the world of mysterious jugglery.

The performance was acclaimed by the audience as it drew out excitement, admiration and cheerful laughter.

Expressing great satisfaction over the acrobats' successful performance, Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly congratulated them.

He met creative workers, artistes and officials of the National Acrobatic Troupe who added to joy and optimism on the National Liberation Day through their excellent performance.

Saying that the troupe is an authoritative art organization as it has glorified the honor and prestige of the country while being loved by the people through creation of world-famous acrobatic works and active performance activities for over 70 years, he highly appreciated the merits of the creative workers and artistes of the troupe who have contributed to the development of socialist culture with influence peculiar to the acrobatic art.

Expressing belief and expectation that the creative workers and artistes of the troupe would create and perform more excellent acrobatic pieces, welcomed by the times and the people, by giving full play to their extraordinary creative talents, high skill and patriotic enthusiasm and thus usher in a new heyday of development of the acrobatic art, he had a photo taken with them.

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Liberation Tower on Occasion of 81st Anniversary of National Liberation

Pyongyang, August 15 (KCNA) -- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Friday visited the Liberation Tower on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of national liberation.

Accompanying him were senior officials of the WPK Central Committee and leading officials of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK.

The Korean People's Army guard of honor lined up before the Liberation Tower.

The national anthems of the Russian Federation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea were played.

A wreath in the name of Comrade Kim Jong Un was laid amid the playing of wreath-laying music.

Written on the ribbon of the wreath were the letters reading "We will not forget the feats of the martyrs of the Soviet Army".

Comrade Kim Jong Un paid high tribute to the martyrs of the Soviet Army who bravely fought for the liberation war of our people for freedom and independence of the country.

He looked round the Liberation Tower with those officials.

Looking back with deep emotion on the militant feats of the officers and men of the Red Army who dedicated their hot blood to the sacred cause of Korea's liberation, he said that even after the lapse of time and even though one generation may be replaced by another, the DPRK people will always remember the noble soul the martyrs put into this land and the heroic, self-sacrificing spirit displayed by them.

The excellent history, traditions and ties of blood between the DPRK and Russia now serve as a fundamental cornerstone and inexhaustible driving force for the bilateral relations of friendship and cooperation, he said, stating that the great friendship and unity between the two peoples forged with the noble idea and genuine militant friendship would be steadily carried forward and developed generation after generation along with the new era of comprehensive efflorescence.

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Reply Message to Russian President

Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a reply message to Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation, on August 15.

The message said:

Dear friend Comrade Vladimir Putin,

I express deep thanks to you for sending a message of warm greeting on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Korea's liberation.

Korea's liberation on August 15 was an auspicious event of our people that put an end to the Japanese imperialists' colonial rule spanning decades and won national independence and sovereignty, and a great political event that opened up a broad road for building an independent powerful country.

The sacred history of national liberation of our people who ended the distress-torn history of stateless Korean nation and retook the independent dignity is associated with the feats of the officers and men of the Red Army who fought bravely in the sacred war for annihilating the common enemy.

I am always proud to be able to expect more excellent future of the bilateral relations by leading, together with you, the DPRK-Russia ties that has carried forward the history of common struggle for justice and precious traditions of friendship.

I take this opportunity to express again the firm belief that the fraternal army and people of Russia would certainly accomplish the sacred cause of defending the sovereignty, security interests and territorial integrity of the country and building powerful Russia under your wise leadership, and heartily wish you good health and greater success in your responsible work.

 

 

81st Anniversary of National Liberation Marked in DPRK

Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- All the people of the DPRK significantly marked the 81st anniversary of national liberation.

At the plaza of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the sacred temple of Juche where President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il lie in state, people bowed to the portraits of the peerlessly great men.

Officials, working people, service personnel, youth and students laid flower baskets, bouquets and flowers at the statues of the great leaders on Mansu Hill here and in all other parts of the country and mosaics of the peerlessly great men.

Officials of the C.C., General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea and the C.C., Socialist Women's Union of Korea visited the Korean Revolution Museum to grasp the immortal revolutionary feats performed by the President in accomplishing the great historic cause of national liberation.

An endless stream of visitors determined to bring earlier the comprehensive national rejuvenation in the revolutionary spirit of Paektu were flowing into the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Mt Taesong, the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery in Hyesan, etc.

Officials, working people, youth and students across the country made study tours of revolutionary battle sites and held meetings to hear impressions of the reminiscences of anti-Japanese guerrillas, oratorical meetings and other events.

The national flags were seen fluttering in streets and villages of Pyongyang and regions and at factories, farms and schools and art performances were given everywhere to rev up the festive mood.

Public catering establishments in Pyongyang and all other parts of the country were full of people receiving holiday service.

Leisure complexes resounded with the laughter of working people and schoolchildren enjoying the holiday.

2026-08-17 KOMMUNIQUE

 

KOMMUNIQUE

des Schweizerischen Organisationskomitees für das Internationale Festival zur Lobpreisung der grossen Menschen vom Päktu-Gebirge, des Schweizerischen Korea-Komitees und der Schweizerischen Juche-Ideologie-Studiengruppe zur Feier des 66. Jahrestages des ersten Schrittes des Generalissimus KIM JONG IL zur Führung der revolutionären Streitkräfte der DVR Korea

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17. August 2026

Vor 66 Jahren, am 25. August 1960, unternahm der grosse Generalissimus KIM JONG IL den ersten Schritt zur Führung der revolutionären Streitkräfte der Demokratischen Volksrepublik Korea (DVRK).

Er inspizierte gemeinsam mit dem Präsidenten KIM IL SUNG die 105. Panzer-Gardedivision Seoul Ryu Kyong Su der Koreanischen Volksarmee (KVA).

Diese heldenhafte und kampferprobte Division war während des Vaterländischen Befreiungskrieges (Korea-Krieg, 1950-1953) die Speerspitze bei der Befreiung Seouls und Taejons im Juni/Juli 1950.

Dieser historische Tag war der Beginn der Politik der Bevorzugung der militärischen Angelegenheiten (Songun) durch den Generalissimus KIM JONG IL.

Mit seiner Songun-Politik und -Führung trat er den immer aggressiveren Kriegsvorbereitungen der USA-Imperialisten entschieden entgegen.

In den folgenden Jahrzehnten, bis zu seinem Ableben (17. Dezember 2011), setzte Generalissimus KIM JONG IL die Songun-Politik und -Führung fort und inspizierte unzählige Armeeeinheiten.

Mit dem ersten Atomwaffentest im Jahre 2006 legte er den Grundstein für den Aufbau der DVRK zu einem Atomwaffenstaat.

Dieses grosse strategische Ziel wurde vom hochverehrten Marschall KIM JONG UN erreicht und weiter ausgebaut und perfektioniert.

Dank der Songun-Poltik und -Führung der Partei der Arbeit Koreas (PdAK) und der Regierung der DVRK wagen es die USA-Imperialisten nicht, das sozialistische Korea erneut anzugreifen.

Der 25. August ist in der DVRK ein Feiertag, den das koreanische Volk in jedem Jahr mit grossem Stolz und Patriotismus feiert.

Ruhm und Ehre dem grossen Generalissimus KIM JONG IL, dem unbezwingbaren Heerführer und Strategen vom Päktu-Gebirge mit eisernem Willen!

Es leben die unbesiegbaren revolutionären Streitkräfte der DVR Korea!

Schweizerisches Organisationskomitee für das Internationale Festival zur Lobpreisung der grossen Menschen vom Päktu-Gebirge

Schweizerisches Korea-Komitee

Schweizerische Juche-Ideologie-Studiengruppe

2026-08-15 KOMMUNIQUE

 

KOMMUNIQUE

des Schweizerischen Organisationskomitees für das Internationale Festival zur Lobpreisung der grossen Menschen vom Päktu-Gebirge, des Schweizerischen Korea-Komitees und der Schweizerischen Juche-Ideologie-Studiengruppe zur Würdigung der Ehrung der für die Befreiung Koreas gefallenen Märtyrer durch Marschall KIM JONG UN anlässlich des 81. Jahrestages der Befreiung Koreas

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15. August 2026

Der hochverehrte Genosse KIM JONG UN, Generalsekretär der Partei der Arbeit Koreas (PdAK) und Vorsitzender für Staatsangelegenheiten der Demokratischen Volksrepublik Korea (DVRK), besuchte am 14. August anlässlich des 81. Jahrestages der Befreiung Koreas (15. August) den Friedhof der revolutionären Märtyrer auf dem Taesong-Berg und das Monument für die gefallenen antijapanischen revolutionären Kämpfer.

An beiden Gedenkstätten wurde die Nationalhymne der DVRK gespielt und hielt die Koreanische Volksarmee(KVA) die Ehrenwache.

Auf dem Friedhof der revolutionären Märtyrer wurde ein Kranz im Namen von Marschall KIM JONG UN aufgestellt, ebenso Kränze im Namen des Zentralkomitees der PdAK, des Komitees für Staatsangelegenheiten, des Präsidiums der Obersten Volksversammlung und des Kabinetts der DVRK.

Marschall KIM JONG UN pries den edlen patriotischen Geist der ersten Generation der Revolutionäre, die Korea befreit und gerettet hätten.

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Am gleichen Tag besuchte Marschall KIM JONG UN den Befreiungsturm, um die für die Befreiung Koreas gefallenen Offiziere und Soldaten der sowjetischen Armee zu ehren.

Die Nationalhymnen der Russischen Föderation und der DVRK wurden gespielt.

Der im Namen von Marschall KIM JONG UN niedergelegte Kranz trug die Aufschrift: "Wir werden die Heldentaten der Märtyrer der sowjetischen Armee nicht vergessen."

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Marschall KIM JONG UN erhielt zum Befreiungstag Glückwunschschreiben vom russischen Präsidenten Wladimir W. Putin und vom Präsidenten der Partei Einiges Russland, Dmitri Medwedew.

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Mit der Ehrung der für die Befreiung Koreas gefallenen Märtyrer erwies der hochverehrte Marschall KIM JONG UN dem hohen Festtag die höchste Würde.

Ehrendes Andenken den für die Befreiung Koreas gefallenen Märtyrern!

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2026-08-14 KOREAN NEWS - DPRK EMBASSY

 

THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC

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No 80/26                                                                                                                           Aug 14, 2026

 

 

1. Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry

2. U.S. New Nuclear Strategy Is Serious Threat to Push Global Security Environment to Threshold of Nuclear War: Military Commentator

 

Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry

Pyongyang, August 14 (KCNA) -- The spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement on August 13:

The U.S. and the ROK announced that they would stage the large-scale joint military exercises Ulji Freedom Shield from August 17.

The exercises are expected to involve tens of thousands of troops and combat equipment, including forces of the U.S., the ROK and member states of the "UN Command", and field maneuvers such as Warrior Shield and various drills for real war simulating the environments for the ultra-modern operations like drone, electronic and cyber warfare.

The U.S. announced that the forthcoming exercises are quite different from the ones of the past five years and intended to master the ability of fighting a war on the basis of the new aspects of modern warfare. By doing so, it did not conceal its aim to complete preparations for the substantial military confrontation with the DPRK.

This is tantamount to an admission that the exercises, which the U.S. and the ROK describe as "annual" and "defensive" ones, are a rehearsal for an aggressive war.

Furthermore, the exercises are going to be staged again at a time when military and political situation is becoming more serious with each passing day in Europe, the Middle East and other parts of the world and the U.S. abuse of strength has become part of its daily routine. They are incurring the instability in the Korean peninsula and other regional countries, which is more serious than before.

The coordination of the U.S. forces' offensive posture which has begun in earnest across the world, the expansion of strategic flexibility by the U.S. forces in the ROK which is getting serious as part of it, the U.S.-Japan-ROK tripartite military cooperation system which is turning into a nuclear alliance and the strengthening of the military muscle by Japan and the ROK more clearly show how dangerous the said exercises involving all the military assets and war-fighting modes of the U.S. and the ROK are.

The enemy states' exercises for an aggressive war which have more serious provocative nature and dangerousness than last year are posing a grave threat to security sphere of our state and regional security environment.

The U.S. can never succeed in its attempt to seize military hegemony again and rebuild the unilateral threatening structure, which becomes an irreversible thing of the past in the Korean peninsula, by steadily replacing the old war scenario with a new one and holding rehearsals.

It is our consistent principle of ensuring security to respond to a new level of a threat with a new level of a deterrent.

The DPRK remains steadfast in its will to frustrate outsiders' hostile acts with the most powerful and overwhelming force and absolutely defend the supreme interests of the state security.

The DPRK will not tolerate the grave confrontational situation which is being created by the enemy states but more clearly express its stance on the enemies to cope with any threats and challenges through the responsible and decisive exercise of the right to legitimate self-defense.

 

U.S. New Nuclear Strategy Is Serious Threat to Push Global Security Environment to Threshold of Nuclear War: Military Commentator

Pyongyang, August 14 (KCNA) -- A military commentator made public the following article "The U.S. new nuclear strategy is a serious threat to push global security environment to the threshold of a nuclear war" on August 13:

The U.S. moves for nuclear hegemony aimed at gaining the absolute superiority in strength has entered a new dangerous stage. This is giving a rise to concern and vigilance among the international community.

According to a foreign report, the present U.S. administration has begun to draw up a new nuclear strategy intended to lower the threshold for nuclear use.

At a recent closed-door consultative meeting of the U.S. strategic command, the under secretary for policy affairs of the U.S. Defense Department asserted that the U.S. needs a reasonable nuclear option while discussing the small tactical nuclear weapons and regional war issue.

Commenting on it, the media and experts said that the present U.S. administration has started to map out a new nuclear strategy with the emphasis on the expansion of its capacity of launching an attack with tactical nuclear weapons in order to cope with the potential regional disputes with China and Russia.

This shows that the U.S. nuclear strategy is offensively turning into the one for using nukes in real war from so-called one for deterrence.

All the successive U.S. administrations examined their nuclear strategies on a regular basis, but the attempt to work out a new nuclear strategy clearly proves how adventurous and serious the U.S. moves for maintaining the nuclear hegemony are.

Given the fact that the U.S. has the world's biggest arsenal of nuclear weapons, we should not overlook the destructive aftereffects of the new nuclear strategy of the present U.S. administration on the global nuclear balance and security environment.

The U.S., the only country in the world which used nuclear weapons, has persistently sought to modernize nuclear forces rapidly and use nukes in a real war, regarding nuclear weapons as a main means for attaining hegemonic and aggressive political and military purposes for a long time.

In the nuclear posture review issued in 2018, the U.S. announced that it would launch the modernization of strategic nuclear forces and the development of the low-yield nuclear weapons and the condition of using nukes is also applicable to the case of being attacked by conventional weapons.

Accordingly the U.S. is busy upgrading the three nuclear strategy assets , including the development and production of the Columbia-class strategic nuclear submarine, the new-type ICBM LGM-35A Sentinel and the 6th-generation nuclear strategic bomber B-21 Radar. And it is putting spurs to deploy the low-yield nuclear warhead W76-2 and the tactical nuclear bomb B61-12 for action.

Shortly ago the U.S. announced that it would enable 19 new Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines to carry guided missiles and make them carry more missiles. This means the U.S. is going to sharply increase the operational capability of its nuclear forces.

The U.S. is also spending enormous funds on modernizing its overseas military bases in order to deploy more tactical nuclear weapons in NATO allies of Europe.

In particular, the U.S. is pressing ahead with its moves to carry out the first test fire of the new missile defense shield Golden Dome within this year as part of its hegemonic space arms buildup.

All the facts prove that the U.S. new nuclear strategy aimed at facilitating the use of nukes in a real war has already entered the implementation stage before its announcement.

Explicitly speaking, the U.S. new nuclear doctrine is a serious dangerous factor as it destroys the nuclear balance in the world, escalates a nuclear arms race and drives global security environment into the threshold of a nuclear war.

It is crystal clear that its new nuclear strategy will most adversely affect the security environment in the Asia-Pacific region where there are many nuclear weapons states.

After making it a fait accompli to unleash a nuclear war against the DPRK, the U.S. has drawn up nuclear operation guidelines in collusion with the ROK, held regular meetings of Nuclear Consultative Group and promised that it would provide Japan with extended deterrence including nuclear weapons.

It predicts that the first target of the new nuclear strategy may be the Korean peninsula.

The reality goes to prove that to overwhelmingly raise the level of versatility, functionality and practicability of the nuclear forces in the direction of more faithfully carrying out two missions of deterrence and retaliation, war prevention and war fighting serves as the best action option to maintain the balance of strength with the enemy states and ensure our state's security right and regional peace.

The most powerful offensive power is the most reliable defense capacity.

We will as ever steadily expand and strengthen the nuclear deterrent for self-defence capable of completely frustrate any nuclear threats and make the enemy states realize the catastrophic consequences to be entailed by their adventurous option against the DPRK.

The U.S. new nuclear strategy will never produce the security interests it calculated.

2026-08-14 KOMMUNIQUE

 

KOMMUNIQUE

des Schweizerischen Korea-Komitees und der Schweizerischen Juche-Ideologie-Studiengruppe zur Unterstützung der Presseerklärung des Sprechers des Aussenministeriums der DVR Korea zur Verurteilung der Aggressionskriegsmanöver Ulji Freedom Shield der USA-Imperialisten und des ROK-Marionettenclans

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14. August 2026

Ein Sprecher des Aussenministeriums der Demokratischen Volksrepublik Korea (DVRK) protestierte am 13. August in einer Presseerklärung gegen die Aggressionskriegsmanöver Ulji Freedom Shield, die die USA-Imperialisten und der ROK-Matrionettenclan am 17. August beginnen werden.

An diesen Manövern würden sich auch Truppen des "UNO-Kommandos" beteiligen - eines von den USA-Imperialisten geführten illegalen Kriegskommandos.

Wie die USA bekanntgegeben hätten, würden sich diese Manöver von jenen der letzten fünf Jahre unterscheiden, denn sie würden neue Aspekte der modernen Kriegführung beinhalten.

Die Manöver würden der Konfrontation mit der DVRK dienen, auch wenn sie trügerisch als "jährlich" und "defensiv" verharmlost werden.

Die Manöver fänden zu einer Zeit geopolitischer Konflikte in Europa, im Nahen Osten und anderen Teilen der Welt statt.

Das dreiseitige Militärkooperationssystem USA-Japan-ROK werde zu einer Nuklearallianz ausgebaut.

Die DVRK werde die Bedrohung und Gefährdung ihrer Souveränität und Sicherheit durch die Feinde nicht tolerieren und stattdessen mit stärksten Kräften den feindlichen Provokationen entgegentreten.

Wir verurteilen die Manöver Ulji Freedom Shield als ein aggressives kriminelles Kriegsszenario für einen errneuten Ueberfall auf die DVRK.

Doch das Kalkül der Feinde wird nicht aufgehen!

Stop Ulji Freedom Shield!

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