Kim Jong Un praises troops who 'self-blasted' to avoid capture by Ukraine
It confirms suspicions that North Korean soldiers are being told to detonate their grenades to kill themselves.
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It confirms suspicions that North Korean soldiers are being told to detonate their grenades to kill themselves.
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