N. Korea opens memorial museum for troops
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) attends a ceremony for the dedication of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations, which honors its troops who died while fighting alongside Russia in the war with Ukraine, in Pyongyang on April 26, 2026, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. In the opening ceremony timed with the first anniversary of the "liberation" of the Kursk region from Ukraine forces, Kim stressed the need to strengthen Pyongyang-Moscow ties into a "powerful bulwark." (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
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