A memorial museum of combat feats will be built in Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK, to pray for the immortality of the admirable war heroes of the DPRK who performed undying feats in the overseas military operations with the ideological and moral superiority, mass heroism, matchless bravery and stamina peculiar to the army of the DPRK absolutely loyal to the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea.

The combatants of the armed forces of the DPRK made remarkable military achievements and rendered distinguished services in the military operations to liberate Kursk Region of the fraternal Russian Federation at the cost of their blood and lives. These constitute a legend of miraculous victory to be specially recorded in the history of the Juche-oriented army building and the history of the anti-imperialist revolutionary struggle and a great feat which demonstrates the invincibility of the DPRK-Russia relations that were forged and have further been consolidated at the cost of blood and contributes to the existence, development and eternal prosperity of the two countries.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un put the combatants of the overseas operations units, who demonstrated the great prestige of strong men and glory of victors, on the peak of the times as model heroes and representatives of the honour of the country. And he initiated the construction of the memorial museum of combat feats that will hand down to posterity the noble self-sacrificing spirit and legendary combat feats of the brave soldiers, personally chose its site in the Hwasong area symbolic of modern Pyongyang and took special measures to form elite construction units.

The start of the construction of the sacred hall, a grand monument of the times to bring all honour to the noble soul of the heroic soldiers who devoted their lives without hesitation for the immortality and eternal prosperity of their great state, is a vivid expression of the boundless gratitude and noble moral obligation of the Party, the state and the people to the brave soldiers and serves as a significant political occasion of raising the heroic spirit of the present times to a higher plane.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the building of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations took place solemnly on October 23.

The venue of the ceremony was full of boundless respect for and reverential remembrance of the brave soldiers who displayed the indomitable disposition and fighting spirit of the DPRK army with combat capability unheard of in history.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, attended the ceremony.

Present there were Pak Jong Chon, vice-chairman of the WPK Central Military Commission and secretary of the WPK Central Committee, No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the DPRK, other leading officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs, participants in overseas military operations, bereaved families of martyrs, senior officials of ministries and national agencies, commanding officers of large combined units and combined units at all levels of the Korean People's Army, soldier-builders and youth and students.

Also present there were Aleksandr Matsegora, Russian ambassador to the DPRK, and his embassy officials.

When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived at the venue of the groundbreaking ceremony, all the participants cheered enthusiastically, looking up to the benevolent father who glorifies the noble life of the war heroes with an ardent feeling of kinship and creates a great history of noble love and obligation.

Kim Jong Un was greeted by the commanding officers of construction units at all levels.

He made a meaningful speech.

Today we are holding the groundbreaking ceremony of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats that will hand down forever the shining life of the heroes and fallen soldiers of the overseas operations units, excellent sons of the Korean people and defenders of justice, he said, referring to the historic significance of the erection of the museum and the great victory and legendary combat feats which the soldiers have achieved for the past one year since they took the vigorous steps towards the battlefield in the alien land, expecting no reward or send-off.

With this project, two museums representing victories in the wars, the past one and the present one, will be sited in the capital city of our state, he said, adding that this proves in practice that the spirit of defending the country and indomitable heroism of the victorious wartime generation, whom we have put forward on the platform of dignity and always pay reverence to, were not confined to any special period, but have been carried forward stoutly for more than 70 years, and developed onto a higher level to be respected by the great years and the heroic generation.

The testimony by history to our state’s powerfulness never to be changed forever–this is the indelible meaning of this museum, he noted, stressing that the years of militant fraternity, in which a guarantee has been provided for the eternal development of the friendship between the DPRK and Russia at the cost of precious blood, will advance non-stop with the ennobling soul of the great heroes, and more honourable pages of strength and victory will be added to the great chronicles of ties between the two countries, both just and powerful.

After he finished his speech, the national anthems of the DPRK and the Russian Federation were solemnly played.

He dug the first spadeful of earth in commemoration of the start of the construction of the museum together with leading officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs.

Stormy cheers of "Hurrah!" resounded again in the sky of October and throughout the venue for the groundbreaking ceremony, which was reminiscent of the precious immutable truth that the life devoted to the most just cause, the most just state and the most just people is immortal.

He met and hugged the soldiers who had participated in overseas military operations and warmly encouraged those who have recovered their health.

The venue was filled with deep emotion and excitement when the great brilliant commander was showing the noble paternal affection for the soldiers.

He expressed deep respect to the bereaved families of the fallen soldiers who were bursting into tears with boundless gratitude.

He saw the formation plans for the museum and met the commanding officers of construction units at all levels.

He expressed belief and expectation that the officers and men of the construction units would successfully build the museum, which will help the army and people of the DPRK cultivate heroism and patriotism, with the comradely obligation and the pride and honour of taking part in the sacred work to hand down to posterity the feats performed by the brave soldiers who created a new great history of the KPA and wrote another glorious page in the history of war victory of the DPRK.

All the soldier-builders pledged to fully demonstrate the militant mettle and pattern of creation of the KPA in the construction of the museum, bearing in mind the noble intention and desire of the Central Committee of the great Party.

The noble life of the war heroes in the great Kim Jong Un’s era, who devoted their youth and lives to the immortal dignity and eternal prosperity of their powerful state, the precious glory of their people and the happiness of all generations to come, will shine forever as the ever-shining stars of the country.