Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) oversees an artillery exercise contest organized by military subunits of the Korean People's Army in the west, on April 15, 2026, at a secret location, marking the birth anniversary of Kim Il-sung, his grandfather. (Photo: Yonhap via NationPress)
Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) leads an artillery competition drill organized by military units of the Korean People's Army in the west, held on April 15, 2026, in honor of Kim Il-sung's birthday. (Photo: Yonhap via NationPress)
Pyongyang: An artillery exercise competition, conducted by military subunits of the Korean People's Army in the western region, occurs at an undisclosed site on April 15, 2026, in this image captured by North Korea's official Korean Central Television the following day. Kim Jong-un supervised the event on the anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birth. (Photo: Yonhap via NationPress)
Pyongyang: An artillery exercise competition, conducted by military subunits of the Korean People's Army in the western region, occurs at an undisclosed site on April 15, 2026, in this image captured by North Korea's official Korean Central Television the following day. Kim Jong-un supervised the event on the anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birth. (Photo: Yonhap via NationPress)
Pyongyang: An artillery exercise competition, arranged by military subunits of the Korean People's Army in the western region, occurs at an undisclosed site on April 15, 2026, in this image released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. Kim Jong-un oversaw the event on the anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birth. (Photo: Yonhap via NationPress)
Pyongyang: Supreme leader Kim Jong-un (C, dressed in black) poses for a photograph with troops involved in an artillery competition, arranged by military subunits of the Korean People's Army in the western area, at an undisclosed location on April 15, 2026, in this image shared by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Kim supervised the contest in honor of Kim Il-sung's birthday. (Photo: Yonhap via NationPress)