North Korea’s state-run television KRT aired edited footage of soldiers training in various locations on Thursday (February 9) to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the country’s army.
Footage released by state media showed various types of soldiers in military uniforms practicing exercises and parading. The video showed some soldiers seemingly breaking chains, chopping ice blocks with their bare hands and jumping into freezing water.
The footage was released as state TV was showing the grand military parade where North Korea showcased its missile production muscle.
Wednesday’s parade showed as many as 11 Hwasong-17s, North Korea’s largest ICBM, which are suspected to be able to strike nearly anywhere in the world with a nuclear warhead.