Kim Jong-un Visits Memorial Honoring Troops in Kursk Liberation

(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the construction site of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at Overseas Military Operations, a project dedicated to soldiers involved in liberating Russia’s Kursk Region.

Last spring, North Korean troops, acting under the June 2024 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, assisted Russian forces in repelling a large-scale Ukrainian incursion into the region.

In April 2025, the Russian military confirmed that Ukrainian forces had been fully expelled, acknowledging the contribution of North Korean soldiers for the first time, though the exact numbers were not disclosed. In August, Kim announced plans to build a museum in Pyongyang to honor the soldiers who lost their lives in the operation.

Images released by state media on Friday show Kim inspecting a large memorial complex in a monumental North Korean style, with a central Memorial Wall. The museum’s exterior features high-relief bronze sculptures depicting North Korean soldiers in modern combat gear.

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