Thursday, May 09, 2019

Guidance to Fire Strike Drill of Western Defense Units
Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and Supreme Commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, supervised the fire strike drill of defence units in the forefront area and the western front on May 9.

At the observation post Kim Jong Un learned about the plan of the strike drill of various long-range strike means and gave an order of start of the drill.

The successful drill of deployment and strike designed to inspect the ability of rapid reaction of the defence units in the forefront area and the western front fully showed the might of the units which were fully prepared to proficiently carry out any operation and combat in the flames of the practical actual maneuvers kindled by the Party.

Expressing satisfaction with the deployment and strike assault, Kim Jong Un said that some days ago, the defence units on the eastern front perfectly carried out their strike task and today's drill showed the full preparations of the defence units in the western front and the excellent ability of the units in the forefront area to carry out the task of strike, in particular.

He stressed the need to further increase the capability of the defence units in the forefront area and the western front to carry out combat tasks and keep full combat posture to cope with any emergency as required by the prevailing situation and in keeping with the Party's strategic intention.

Noting that the genuine peace and security of the country are guaranteed only by the strong physical force capable of defending its sovereignty, he stressed that the People's Army should reliably defend the socialist country and the people's heroic struggle for creation by force of arms of revolution in the future, too.

He set forth important tasks for further increasing the strike ability of the defence units of the KPA in the forefront area and on the western front.

The drill was also seen by leading officials of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea including Kim Phyong Hae, O Su Yong and Jo Yong Won.

KCNA

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