Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday:

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the Destroyer Choe Hyon and observed the test to make a general assessment of its maneuverability. (photos accompanied)

- He gave a field guidance at a major munitions industry enterprise. (photos accompanied)

- Successes are being made in various units and different parts of the country.

- The 39th National Festival of Science and Technology closed

- The custom of utilizing blueberries in Mt Paektu was registered as one of the national intangible cultural heritage.

Rodong Sinmun

- An article underscores the need to heighten vigilance against the disastrous weather phenomena getting worse.

Minju Joson

- An article says that the aid of the West is nothing but a hallucinogen bringing Ukraine to its total ruin. -0-