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A platform of honour dedicated to the proud sons of the country

Date: 19/05/2026 | Source: Pyongyang Times | Read original version at source

The Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations was opened in Saeppyol Street of the capital city on the occasion of the first anniversary (April 26) of the conclusion of the operations to liberate Kursk of the Russian Federation.

The monumental edifice, which was completed in a matter of some months under the great concern and devotion of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the DPRK government and its people, shows through the highest architecture and lofty artistic portrayal the traces of life left by the officers and soldiers of the overseas operations unit of the Korean People’s Army in battlefields, their brilliant military achievements and their noble soul.

The central group sculpture stands at the entrance to the museum.

It represents the KPA and Russian soldiers advancing in the vanguard, holding the national flags of the DPRK and Russia, a KPA commanding officer leading the soldiers to perform feats and Korean and Russian combatants bravely fighting battles to liberate Kursk.

On both sides of the central group sculpture there are the sub-thematic group sculptures depicting soldiers of the two countries, and on the wall portraying the national flag of the DPRK and a five-pointed star are inscribed the names of the martyrs who bravely fought to defend the honour and dignity of their country.

When you go past the gatepost of the museum, you can see the Monument to the Korean People’s Army Martyrs in the Special Military Operations representing a KPA soldier.

The left and right sides of the monument are the areas of graves of the heroes who devoted their precious lives at the overseas military operations without hesitation for the honour and eternal prosperity of their country.

In the museum there is a memorial wall with a DPRK Hero Medal and the stars symbolic of the immortality of martyrs.

On display on the ground floor of the museum are photos, other objects and materials showing the indomitable spirit and feats of the martyrs who demonstrated the capability of the special operations unit to fight an actual war and won victories in battles in different areas for liberating Kursk by Korean-style tactics, and letters left by the martyrs to their parents, wives and children.

On the first and second floors of the museum there are the rooms where the remains of the martyrs are enshrined.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un looked round the museum on April 26 when the inauguration ceremony of the museum was held and wrote in the visitor’s book:

“The soul of the martyrs will be eternal along with the great honour they defended although their lives are buried with the earth with which they fought in their chests.

“The Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations is dedicated to the admirable sons—officers and soldiers of this country—as the platform of honour.

“Kim Jong Un

“April 26, 2026”

These days, many people from all walks of life visit the museum, which is associated with the boundless devotion, respect and noble sense of moral obligation of the WPK, the DPRK government and its people and service personnel and which epitomizes the heroism of the present times and the invincibility of the cause of the DPRK.

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