N. Korea breaks ground on memorial museum for its troops deployed for Russia's war with Ukraine

North Korea has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial museum in Pyongyang to honor its troops who died while fighting alongside Russia in the war with Ukraine, state media reported Friday. The North held the ceremony for the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations the previous day, with leader Kim Jong-un and other key officials present, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). During a speech at the ceremony, the North's leader said, "Pyongyang will always be with Moscow," to reaffirm the development of bilateral ties while highlighting the role of North Korea's "proud war heroes" during combat in Russia's Kursk region. "Just one year ago from today the last group of the combatants of our expeditionary forces left for Russia... They left expecting no reward or send-off," Kim was quoted as saying by the KCNA. Since October last year, North Korea has sent around 15,000 troops to participate in the Russia-Ukraine war. South Korea's spy agency earlier said some 600 North Korean soldiers are believed to have been killed while fighting for RussiaWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times