North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has hailed his country’s “invincible” alliance with Russia, as he marked one year since his troops deployed to fight in Moscow’s war against Ukraine with the opening of a museum honouring soldiers who died in battle.

The military relationship between Russia and North Korea will “advance non-stop,” according to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

North Korea’s state television KRT released visuals on Friday showing leader Kim Jong Un attending a groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial museum in Pyongyang, dedicated to North Korean soldiers who fought in Russia’s Kursk region.

Two North Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine, captured while fighting for Russia and detained since early 2025, have pleaded with a visiting documentary producer to bring them to South Korea, an activist said Friday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to build a museum in Pyongyang in honour of the soldiers of the Korean People's Army who took part in the military operation to "liberate Russia's Kursk Oblast" – that is,

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasized the strengthening military ties with Russia, highlighting their unending alliance. His remarks were made during a speech at the memorial inauguration for North Korean soldiers who fought with Russia in Kursk,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that his country's alliance with Russia will "advance non-stop," and is now "rising to its historic peak," state-run media said Friday.

The geopolitical situation has changed for North Korea in the years since Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un last met, mostly for the better.

Kim Jong Un made the comments at the groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial for North Korean soldiers who fought for Russia in its war with Ukraine, state media said.