North Korean leader Kim Jong-un joined a photo session with Korean War veterans in Pyongyang on 28 July 2026, marking the 73rd anniversary of the 1950–53 armistice, according to images released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
North Korea observed the 73rd Victory Day on 27 July 2026, commemorating the armistice that ended the 1950–53 Korean War — a conflict Pyongyang officially calls the Great Fatherland Liberation War.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released photographs on 29 July 2026 showing Kim Jong-un alongside veterans who participated in the 73rd Victory Day celebrations held a day earlier in Pyongyang.
Kim Jong-un met with veterans who fought in the 1950–53 Korean War during Victory Day celebrations in Pyongyang on 28 July 2026, honouring those North Korea calls defenders of the Great Fatherland Liberation War.
Kim Jong-un waved to assembled war veterans during a commemorative photo session in Pyongyang on 28 July 2026, as North Korea marked the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War armistice — designated nationally as Victory Day.