Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a message of condolence to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the death of Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Matsegora, the North's state media reported Tuesday.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Kim sent the condolence message to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on December 8, acknowledging the passing of Aleksandr Ivanovich Matsegora, the Russian extraordinary ambassador to the DPRK, which occurred on December 6, 2025. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) highlighted Kim's gesture of expressing "deep condolences" to Putin, the Russian leadership, and Matsegora's bereaved family. The report did not disclose the cause of Matsegora's death.

DPRK stands for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which is the official name of North Korea.