SURROUNDED by Zelensky’s fearsome troops and fast running out of weapons, Kim Jong-un’s soldiers call an artillery strike – on themselves.
The horrifying final moments of the North Korean tyrant’s suicide bombers have been revealed in a propaganda film – with footage emerging of a soldier blowing himself up for Russia.
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Putin’s merciless slaughter in Ukraine shows no signs of slowing – and Kim is continuing to pile his men into the meatgrinder to help out his bloodthirsty counterpart.
Shocking new propaganda footage shows a fighter running into a bunker before an explosion is heard and smoke fills the entrance.
The screen then turns red and fades to black.
Chillingly, a voice-over – commenting on the gruesome scene – describes a “spirit of self-sacrifice”, which it says is unique to the armies of North Korea.
The suicide bombing was one of several featured in a new propaganda film that debuted last month in front of a teary-eyed Kim.
Disturbingly, the audience also featured a number of children.
North Korea expert Michael Madden told The Sun: “There were children at the performance who watched video of special forces blowing themselves up.
“We can assume some saw it on TV as well.
“The message here might well be ‘this could be you’ and that, from the North Korean perspective, this is an honourable job.
“We know that children and young people in North Korea are inculcated fairly early in the more militant aspects of revolutionary history and presented with dire learning materials in that regard.”
One death described by the film was that of Kim Kyung-il, 31, who had his right arm blown off by machine gun fire.
Undeterred, North Korea claims he advanced with a grenade in his left hand to kill himself and the enemy.
One platoon leader, Cho Cheol-won, was said to have called down artillery fire on his own position after running out of ammo to repel further attacks.
The film said his last words were “may my great homeland prosper”.
And Roh Nam-seok, 41, was said to have destroyed the enemy with broken arms and legs after being hit by 16 bullets.
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Some stories focused on soldiers refusing to be taken alive.
A particularly tragic fate met young Woo Wi-Hyuk, 19, and Yoon Jeong-hyeok, 20.
Surrounded by the enemy, the duo are described hugging before “heroically” blowing themselves up with a grenade.
The film also claims injured Lee Gwang-eun, 22, tried to blow himself up with a grenade but only managed to blow off his left arm.
So he tried again, this time holding the grenade next to his head with his surviving hand.
The film even showed one soldier sleeping with a grenade in his hand, held next to his head in case they were overrun at night.
Others were used as human shields.
Lim Hong-nam, 20, was said to have run through a minefield, grenade in hand, to clear a path for an attack.
Meanwhile Kim cheol-gi, 38, was described as “heroically” blocking enemy machine gun bullets with his own body.
Ham Jeong-hyeon, 31, similarly blocked an explosive drone, the film claimed.
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Mr Madden, the founder of North Korea Leadership Watch and fellow of the Stimson Center in Washington DC, said: “It’s meant to highlight the grit and bravery of the army.
“The intended message to North Korean citizens is to take pride in their fellow citizens holding their own in warfare.
“There is an emphasis on the theme of youth, and younger citizens sacrificing their lives under the instructions of the party.
“On one hand, some of this footage is intended to indoctrinate younger North Koreans and, on the other hand, it’s disseminating a permission structure for their parents.”
Nor is Kim Jong-un embarrassed to be sending youths to their deaths in another country’s war of aggression.
“The regime is burnishing its loyalty to a close ally,” Mr Madden said.
Pyongyang now regarded itself as a “global player”, he added.
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He continued: “Some expressions have likened the troops and the country’s participation in the conflict to the Korean War.
“It remains to be seen if that will hold up, but now the North’s armed forces has a cohort that has experienced combat.”
South Korea estimates that some 2,000 North Koreans have been killed fighting for Russia.
It is understood some 15,000 troops have been sent to help Russia – along with many long-range weapons and missiles.
It comes as Putin this week thanked his ally Kim for the “courage” his troops have shown fighting against Ukraine during a military parade in China.
The Russian despot – who invaded Ukraine in February 2022 – credited Pyongyang’s military with helping recapture the Kursk region.
He told Kim: “Your soldiers fought courageously and heroically.”
“I would like to note that we will never forget the sacrifices that your armed forces and the families of your servicemen have suffered.”
Kim responded: “If there is any way we can assist Russia, we will certainly do it as a fraternal duty.”
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