N. Korea's Kim inspects memorial museum for troops sent to Russia in war with Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a memorial museum under construction to commemorate North Korean troops dispatched to support Russia in its war with Ukraine, state media said Tuesday, with the museum expected to open as early as next month. Kim "gave on-site guidance at the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations under construction" the previous day, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Construction is now 93 percent complete, the KCNA said, quoting Kim as saying the museum will be "inaugurated on the occasion of the first anniversary of the liberation of Kursk." The first anniversary may fall in late April, as the North declared Russia's recapture of Kursk on April 27 last year. North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia played a pivotal role in Russia's retaking of the region bordering Ukraine. During Monday's inspection, Kim toured the museum's interior, an area designed as a "heroes' cemetery," an exhibition area for capture weapons and other facilities under construction, the KCNA said. He stressed the "important significance" of the projec