Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war

Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.

North Korea has opened a memorial museum in Pyongyang to honor its soldiers who died fighting for Russia in the Russia-Ukraine war, particularly in the Kursk region. The inauguration ceremony was attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and top Russian officials, including the speaker of the State Duma and the defense minister.

Kim Jong Un opened a memorial museum in Pyongyang on Sunday for North Korean troops killed fighting in Kursk, openly celebrating its military partnership with Russia. The inauguration of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at Overseas Military Operations marks the first anniversary of what North Korea and Russia have declared a victory in the Kursk operation in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.

North Korea has completed a memorial in Pyongyang dedicated to soldiers killed while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine, state media reported Monday. According to the state-run [North] Korean Central News Agency, a ceremony marking its completion was held the previous day, attended by the country's leader Kim Jong-un and visiting senior Russian officials including Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the inauguration ceremony of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations in Pyongyang on Sunday, according to the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the following day. The memorial honors North Korean troops killed during overseas deployment.

A Russian delegation led by the country's Duma speaker arrived in Pyongyang to attend a ceremony marking the opening of a memorial museum honoring soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, North Korea's state media reported Sunday.