North Korea completes repair of his damaged destroyer

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North Korea successfully repaired its damaged destroyer and brought back into the water. Führer Kim Jong Un emphasizes the importance of the two destroyers for the maritime military upgrade.
North Korea successfully repaired its damaged destroyer and brought back into the water. Führer Kim Jong Un emphasizes the importance of the two destroyers for the maritime military upgrade. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

Seoul, South Korea - North Korea has announced that it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and has now let him in the water in the presence of leader Kim Jong un.

launch of the new destroyer

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the destroyer - the second one was built this year was let into the water on Thursday off the east coast of the country. Kim Jong un said that the two destroyers will play an important role in improving the operational skills of the North Korean Navy.

response to threats

Kim again emphasized that the expansion of the navy was a justified reaction to the perceived threats by the United States and its allies in Asia. In recent years, these have expanded their common military exercises and updated their deterrent strategies to counter Kim's nuclear ambitions.

overwhelming military measures

he announced that North Korea would react to the threats through his rivals with "overwhelming military measures" and promised to build a navy with "long -distance surgical skills".

incident during the first start

In the last month, North Korea announced that the ship at a

arrests after the failure

Kim had previously stated that the failed answer to the start of criminal negligence was due. North Korean state media later reported that the authorities had arrested four civil servants, including the deputy director of the workers' party's ammunition industry, because of the unsuccessful start.

unclear repair details

The extreme confidentiality of North Korea makes it almost impossible to independently confirm the announcement by repairing the ship. Experts have expressed that it remains unclear how much the 5,000-ton class destroyer was actually damaged and question the North Korean announcement that the ship could be repaired in the near future.

importance of the destroyer

the damaged destroyer was the second known destroyer North Korea and is considered a crucial good for Kim's goal of modernizing his naval staff. He belonged to the same class as the first destroyer, which was presented in April and is considered the largest and most advanced warship in the country. Kim praised this ship, which was left to water in the western port of Nampo, excessively and said it supported its goal of expanding the radius of operations and the nuclear impact abilities.

This story continues to develop and is updated.