Kim conducts a military display of new ICBMs and drones in North Korea.

Kim conducts a military display of new ICBMs and drones in North Korea.


State media said on Friday that Kim Jong Un presided over a military showcase in Pyongyang that featured new drones and nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles, flanked by visiting Russian and Chinese officials.

Images from the late-Thursday display in Pyongyang showed at least four brand-new North Korean military drones being pulled on trailers through Kim Il Sung Square while another drone appeared to fly overhead.

Kim grinned and saluted as thousands of soldiers paraded past, followed by the nation's most powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), which are banned by UN sanctions. He was standing in the VIP viewing stands between Chinese Politburo member Li Hongzhong and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The celebration was held to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, which put an end to hostilities and is remembered as Victory Day. It featured Kim's first known foreign guests since the Covid-19 outbreak began.

Kim conducts a military display of new ICBMs and drones in North Korea.