North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un on Friday visited the military training base of the special operation units of the Korean People's Army.
According to the state news agency, Kim mounted the observation post to watch the general tactical training and small-arms shooting contest conducted by combatants of various special operation units under the training programme.
“Strengthening of the special operation forces constitutes a major component of the army-building strategy at present,” Kim said.
According to him, strengthening special operations forces was a key part of the current military strategy.
He outlined a series of major tasks aimed at enhancing their operational capabilities.
The North Korean leader also carried out the test-fire of a sniper rifle, to be newly supplied to special operation units, and learned about its results, expressing satisfaction over the performance and power of the sniper rifle developed by North Korean technology.
Meanwhile, neighbouring South Korea has said that North Korean special operations units were among the thousands of troops that Pyongyang has deployed to Russia to fight in the Ukraine war.
