Kim Jong-un has opened a museum in North Korea featuring captured equipment from the Ukrainian Armed Forces
On April 26, North Korea opened a museum displaying what it claims to be captured Ukrainian military equipment—including Leopard and Abrams tanks, Marder armored vehicles, and other types of weaponry.
This was reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
The Memorial Museum of Military Feats in Overseas Operations is the official name of the facility. Its exhibition hall features equipment that Russia captured on the battlefields of Ukraine.
Among the exhibits are:
Leopard 2A4 and M1A1 Abrams tanks; Marder infantry
fighting vehicles;
AMX-10RC armored reconnaissance vehicles; VAB armored
personnel carriers; and
armored vehicles with enhanced mine protection, including Turkish Kirpi vehicles.
At the ceremony, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, leading the Russian delegation, stood alongside North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the country’s top officials.
The complex is dedicated to the participation of North Korean troops in the battles in Kursk.
As early as February 14, 2026, Kim Jong-un personally visited the construction site of this facility. He inspected the sculptural panels, checked the progress of the work, and gave instructions regarding the memorial’s final appearance. Units of the Korean People’s Army were involved in the construction.
As a reminder, North Korea launched several ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan.
North Korea and Belarus also signed a friendship treaty.
We should add that Russia and North Korea have concluded a defense agreement valid until 2031.
