Kim Jong-un was pictured second from right while inspecting a factory under construction in Nakwon County, South Hamgyong Province, according to images released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on 5 July 2026. (Yonhap via NationPress)
North Korea reportedly conducted tests of a cruise missile and other weapons systems from the destroyer Kang Kon on 3 July 2026, with images released by the official Korean Central News Agency two days later. (Yonhap via NationPress)
State media images show North Korea firing a cruise missile and additional weapons from the destroyer Kang Kon on 3 July 2026, as reported by the Korean Central News Agency on 5 July. (Yonhap via NationPress)
Kim Jong-un personally oversaw a weapons test aboard the destroyer Kang Kon on 3 July 2026, according to photographs released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on 5 July. (Yonhap via NationPress)