This Sept 10, 2023 photo provided by the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea shows DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un greeting attendants in Pyongyang, DPRK, before boarding a train to Russia. (PHOTO / KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY / KOREA NEWS SERVICE VIA AP)

SEOUL - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, departed for Russia on Sunday afternoon, the official Korean Central News Agency said early Tuesday in an email obtained by Xinhua.

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This Sept 10, 2023 photo provided by the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea shows DPRK leader Kim Jong-un waving from a train in Pyongyang, DPRK, as he leaves for Russia. (PHOTO / KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY / KOREA NEWS SERVICE VIA AP)

Kim, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, left capital city Pyongyang by train on Sunday afternoon to visit the Russian Federation, according to the report.