N. Korea breaks ground on memorial museum for its troops killed in 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, calling it a "great symbol" of the North's ties with Moscow, 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 called the memorial hall a "great symbol" of bilateral relations between North Korea and Russia that are being "consolidated day after day." "In the battlefields of fierce conflict between justice and injustice in the world, the relations between the two countries have passed the strictest test for their solidity," Kim said. "Pyongyang will always be with Moscow." Since October last year, North Korea has sent around 15,000 troops to participate in the Russia-Ukraine war following a mutual defense treaty signed in June 2024. South Korea's spy agency said in AWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times