Kim Jong Un furtheys when a new warship in North Korea was damaged by “absolute neglect” in the launch accident

Seoul, South Korea – The government media reported on Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un changed anger from his army and other officials on Wednesday after the second maritime destroyer in his country was damaged in a failed launch that was there for his scene. Kim wants to deal with larger warships with what he calls the escalation of the US -led threats against his country, amid a long -term confrontation with his nuclear weapons.

Uncommon for north korea To acknowledge the bats or accidents related to the army, observers say that the disclosure of the launch of the failed ship indicates that Kim Jad regarding his maritime progress program and ultimately confident in achieving this goal.

During a launch event in the northeastern port of Chongjin on Wednesday, the newly built destroyed of 5,000 tons became unbalanced and punctured in its lower sections after it slipped the cradle of transport in the back section first and became stuck, according to the Korean Central News Agency run by the state in the north. KCNA did not provide details about the cause of the problem, the severity of the damage or whether anyone had been injured.

According to KCNA, Kim, who was present at the ceremony, blamed military officials, scholars and shipbuilding operators “for” a serious incident and criminal action resulting from absolute negligence, non -scientific and experimental responsibility. “

“It is a shameful thing,” said Moon Kyun Sick, a marine expert who studies at Hanang University in Seoul.

Moon suspected that the incident was likely that the North Korean workers were not aware of these large warships and were transported to put them in the water.

The damaged ship is likely to be the same as the first destroyer in the country that it revealed last month, which experts evaluated as the largest and most advanced warship in North Korea. Kim called the first ship, named Choi Hyun – the famous Korean guerrilla fighter during the Japanese colonial period – one of the important assets to advance his goal of expanding the operational capabilities of the army and the nuclear strike capabilities.

Government media described this ship as it is designed to carry weapons systems, including ballistic missiles and the capable marine flights. Kim said that the ship is expected to enter active service early next year, and later supervised the test opportunities for missiles from the warship.

Lee Song John, spokesman for the chief chiefs of staff in South Korea, said on Thursday that the damaged ship is likely to be equipped with similar systems and is still wandering around the sea. It seems that the satellite images of Planet Labs PBC show that the ship is driven on its side, which was placed diagonally from the sidewalk, with most of its body submerged and wrapped it with blue covers.

Commercial satellite photos indicated earlier that the country was building a second destroyer in the ship building in Chongjin.

Beyond that, a website, run by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said that satellite images of the purchase of Hambuk ships in Chonggen on May 12 showed that the second ship in the Choi Hyun category is a missile destroyer accompanied by guides under construction.

A report issued by the 38 North website, which focuses on North Korea, which focuses on North Korea last week, was ready to destroy Chongjin to launch it from the sidewalk, a method that was rarely used in North Korea. The report said that the previous destroyer that was launched in the western shipyard in Nambo, in contrast to that, used a floating dry berth.

South Korean officials and experts say that Choi Hyun’s destroyer is likely to be with Russian assistance like Monday Military partnerships of countries are thrived. North Korea has it Russia, Vladimir Putin, presented equipment and even soldiers To help continuously Displayed Ukraine invasion.

While North Korea’s naval forces are much lower than their competitors, analysts say that the devastating with the nucleus and the advanced radar system still enhances offensive and defensive capabilities in the north.

Kim framing the accumulation of weapons as a reaction to the threats from the United States and South Korea, which have been expanded by joint military exercises in response to the advanced nuclear program in the north. In April, the US Army Boombers fleet B-1B On the Korean Peninsula in a joint exercise with the south, in a display of power against North Korea’s days after Kim’s strong sister pledged to resist a batch of US leadership to eliminate Pyongyang Nuclear program

He says that the acquisition of a nuclear power submarine will be its next big step in strengthening the North Korean navy.

Hours after the report was issued on the damaged destroyer, North Korea has conducted multiple tests from the flight from an area about 300 km (185 miles) south of Chonggen, according to the South Korean army. The launch operations have been a continuation of the sin of North Korea’s arms test activities in recent years. South Korea’s chiefs of staff said the launch operations were analyzed by the South Korean intelligence authorities and the United States.