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North Korea’s Kim heads home after weeklong military-focused tour of Russia

Kim Jong Un spent final day touring animal feed factory and local university before boarding train for Pyongyang

After a week of touring important military facilities in the Russian Far East and discussing cooperation with an entourage of top military and party officials, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly headed home on his armored train.

According to DPRK state media on Monday, Kim spent the previous day at Vladivostok’s top university along with an aquarium and a livestock feed factory before boarding his train for Pyongyang at a farewell ceremony.

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