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North Korea Opens Kursk War Museum, Deepening Russia Ties

4/27/2026

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North Korea opened a memorial museum in Pyongyang on Sunday honoring soldiers who fought for Russia in Kursk region, with Kim Jong Un, Vyacheslav Volodin and Andrei Beloussov inaugurating it.
President Vladimir Putin, speaking through Volodin, called the museum a friendship symbol and pledged partnership.
South Korean intelligence says about 15,000 North Korean troops fought in Kursk, 2,000 died, and Russia will sign a 2027-2031 pact that worries the United States.

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North Korea opened a memorial museum in Pyongyang on Sunday honoring soldiers who fought for Russia in Kursk region, with Kim Jong Un, Vyacheslav Volodin and Andrei Beloussov inaugurating it.
President Vladimir Putin, speaking through Volodin, called the museum a friendship symbol and pledged partnership.
South Korean intelligence says about 15,000 North Korean troops fought in Kursk, 2,000 died, and Russia will sign a 2027-2031 pact that worries the United States.