Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Guides Strike Drill of Defence Units in Frontline Area and on Eastern Front

Pyongyang, May 5 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of

Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's

Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK,

guided the strike drill of defence units in the forefront area and on the eastern

front which took place in the East Sea of Korea on Saturday.

The purpose of the drill was to estimate and inspect the operating ability and

the accuracy of striking duty performance of large-caliber long-range multiple

rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons by defence units in the frontline

area and on the eastern front and the combat performance of arms and

equipment and to more powerfully arouse the entire army to the movement for

becoming crackshots with the drill as an occasion and thus put it at combat

readiness posture all the time.

At the observation post Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un learned about the

strike plan of the striking means of different calibers and inspected the fire

readiness including the advance to and deployment of large-caliber long-range

multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons in fire positions.

After setting the sequences and methods of strike, the Supreme Leader gave

an order of firing.

Praising the People's Army for its excellent operation of modern large-caliber

long-range multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons, he said that

all the service members are master gunners and they are capable of carrying out

duty to promptly tackle any situation as a result of full knowledge of modern

weapon system and intensive training. He spoke highly of the successful striking

drill though it was organized without an advance notice.

Expressing great satisfaction with the rapid response ability of those defence

units in the frontline area and on the eastern front to keep them fully ready to

go into combat action immediately upon the issuance of order any moment, he

gave important instructions for improving and strengthening the operation and

combat drill of the People's Army.

He stressed the need for all the service members to keep high alert posture

and more dynamically wage the drive to increase the combat ability so as to

defend the political sovereignty and economic self-sustenance of the country and

the gains of revolution and the security of the people from the threats and

invasion by any forces, bearing in mind the iron truth that genuine peace and

security are ensured and guaranteed only by powerful strength.

Watching the drill together with him were cadres of the Central Committee of

the Workers' Party of Korea including Kim Phyong Hae, O Su Yong, Ri Pyong

Chol and Jo Yong Won.