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DPRKleader Kim Jong-un has inspected an artillery unit stationed on an island bordering South Korea and ordered a firing drill on the spot, the North's state-run newswire reported Friday.
Kim stressed the need to train soldiers there as "indomitable fighters" during a visit to the artillery detachment on Mahap island, said the Korean Central News Agency, which did not elaborate on when the visit was made. DPRKnews outlets usually report its leader's activities one day after they are made.
Mahap is a border island, just 18 kilometers from South Korea's northernmost Baengnyeong Island in the West Sea.
During the visit, Kim mounted an observation post to be briefed on a firepower strike plan and combat readiness, the agency said.
Kim, in particular, made a surprise order to soldiers to strike a designated target, and guided a live shell firing drill, according to the agency.
Kim's latest inspection came only two days after he made another military visit, which the news agency reported, where he instructed soldiers to raise their combat readiness.
Experts say Kim's military inspections just before and after the U.S. election are designed to make his presence known.
(YONHAP)
