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North Korean educators depart for Russia, led by man previously reported dead

State media confirms Kim Kum Chol is heading university delegation after man with same name drowned in Moscow last year
Anton Sokolin July 1, 2025
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North Korean educators depart for Russia, led by man previously reported dead
President of Kim Il Sung Military University Kim Kum Chol (center) in Pyongyang before departing for Russia on July 8, 2024 | Image: KCNA

A delegation from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s alma mater departed for Russia on Monday, according to state media, led by a university president who was previously believed to have died under suspicious circumstances in Moscow.

The elite educators from Kim Il Sung Military University are set to visit Russia’s Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Korean Central News Agency announced in a brief two-line report on Tuesday.

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