(LEAD) NK leader-Russia visit (LEAD) N. Korea confirms leader Kim Jong-un departed for Russia by train on Sunday afternoon(ATTN: UPDATES with North Korea's confirmation; CHANGES headline) By Lee Minji SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had left for Russia by his train on Sunday afternoon, Pyongyang's state media confirmed Tuesday, a day after North Korea said Kim will "soon" visit Russia for talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin. Kim was accompanied by leading officials of the North's ruling party and the armed forces, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said.

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