Seoul, 10 Aug : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sacked Army Chief General Pak Su Il and called for more preparations for the possibility of war. Pak Su Il was replaced by General Ri Yong Gil, who is the Defence Minister, as per the media reports.
Ri Yong Gil also served as the Chief of the Staff earlier but was replaced in 2016. Gil was reported missing and was suspected to have been executed. Gil, however, reappeared a few months later.
Kim Jong Un called for more arms production and military exercises. He visited arms production units in North Korea and encouraged the workers. The US had charged North Korea with the supply of arms to Russia during the war against Ukraine. North Korea and Russia both denied the allegations.
