🇷🇺🇰🇵Russian schoolchildren in Pyongyang launched lanterns in honor of the heroism of North Korean soldiers in the Kursk Oblast
The launching ceremony of the paper lanterns of friendship took place on October 21, with the participation of students from the Russian Embassy school in the DPRK.
🤝The lanterns were presented by their peers from Kursk School No. 43 named after Georgy Zhukov as a sign of "heartfelt gratitude" to the Korean soldiers who participated in the liberation of the Kursk Oblast from Ukrainian militants.
🇷🇺🇰🇵Russian schoolchildren in Pyongyang launched lanterns in honor of the heroism of North Korean soldiers in the Kursk Oblast
The launching ceremony of the paper lanterns of friendship took place on October 21, with the participation of students from the Russian Embassy school in the DPRK.
🤝The lanterns were presented by their peers from Kursk School No. 43 named after Georgy Zhukov as a sign of "heartfelt gratitude" to the Korean soldiers who participated in the liberation of the Kursk Oblast from Ukrainian militants.
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