Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in North Korean Pyongyang paid tribute to the memory of Soviet soldiers who fell during

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in North Korean Pyongyang paid tribute to the memory of Soviet soldiers who fell during the liberation of Korea in 1945. Belousov and members of the Russian military delegation laid flowers at the Liberation Monument in Pyongyang. The Liberation Monument was erected in the North Korean capital on August 15, 1946 as a sign of gratitude of the Korean people to the Soviet soldiers who died during Korea’s liberation in 1945. On the eve of the event, a festive concert was given in honor of the Russian military delegation that was attended by the DPRK’s chairman of state affairs, Kim Jong-un, as well as the country’s military and military-political leadership. Subscribe to [club80289214|@SputnikInt] Source: Sputnik International