New Delhi, April 27 -- North Korea has opened a memorial museum for its soldiers killed while fighting for Russia against Ukraine, with top leaders of North Korea and Russia pledging a push for greater cooperation.

In April 2025, North Korea and Russia announced that their soldiers fought together to repel a Ukraine incursion into Russia's Kursk border region. The two countries haven't disclosed exactly how many North Koreans soldiers were deployed, but South Korea's intelligence service estimated last year that North Korea sent about 15,000 troops and 2,000 of them were killed.

The North's Korean Central News Agency reported Monday the museum's inaugural ceremony was held in Pyongyang on Sunday to mark the one-year anniversary of the e...