Russian museum admits Pyongyang’s involvement in Ukraine war

Russia’s Victory Museum has opened an exhibit dedicated to Moscow’s relationship with Pyongyang that acknowledges North Korea’s involvement in the Ukraine war as Kim Jong Un made a speech at the groundbreaking of a new museum celebrating foreign combat feats.

The "Shoulder to Shoulder" exhibition is dedicated to the history of the allied relations between Russia and North Korea from 1945 to the present day, the Victory Museum said in a statement on its website. It opened October 13 and runs through January 31.

Items displayed in the exhibit include paintings and photographs from the collections of the Victory Museum and eight Russian museums and archives, as well as other documents, diplomatic gifts and historic military uniforms and weapons.

But the core section of the exhibition is titled "Sacred Mission" and covers the period from 2000 to the present. It comes after North Korean soldiers helped Russia fend off Ukrainian troops who successfully seized territory in the Russian province of Kursk last August.