In this photo provided by the North Korean government, from front right to left, its leader Kim Jong Un, Russian parliament speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov attend an inaugural ceremony of a memorial museum in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, April 26, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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North Korea opens memorial museum for troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, from front right to left, its leader Kim Jong Un, Russian parliament speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov attend an inaugural ceremony of a memorial museum in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, April 26, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Associated Press4/27/2026

North Korea opens memorial museum for troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, from front right to left, its leader Kim Jong Un, Russian parliament speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov attend an inaugural ceremony of a memorial museum in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, April 26, 2026. Independent.

Photos: North Korea opens museum for troops killed fighting for Russia
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Lean Left
4/27/2026

North Korea opens museum commemorating troops killed fighting for Russia

North Korea has opened a memorial museum in Pyongyang for its soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in the war in Ukraine, in the clearest sign yet of how central the conflict has become to the growing alliance. The inaugural ceremony at the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military.