US EditionNorth Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia
- In June 2025, Sergey Shoigu, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, visited North Korea’s capital where he held discussions with Kim Jong Un and confirmed Pyongyang’s commitment to send 1,000 sappers and 5,000 military construction personnel to aid reconstruction efforts in Russia’s Kursk area.
- This visit followed the strategic partnership agreement signed last year between Moscow and Pyongyang, which features provisions for mutual defense and outlines cooperation following Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk in August 2024.
- North Korean troops fought alongside Russian forces to repel the incursion, and the two countries plan to build memorials honoring Korean soldiers killed in these battles in both Russia and North Korea.
- Shoigu announced that after successfully driving out the invaders from Russian territory, both sides have decided to maintain their productive collaboration, with North Korea offering support for rebuilding efforts in the Kursk area following discussions that lasted over two hours.
- The expansion of military and reconstruction cooperation reflects deepening Russia–North Korea ties amid accusations by the U.S. and South Korea of Pyongyang supplying Russia with conventional weapons to sustain the war in Ukraine.
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N. Korea to send army builders, deminers to Russia's Kursk
North Korea will send military builders and sappers to help restore Russia's Kursk region after Ukraine's incursion, Moscow's security chief said, in a fresh sign of deepening ties between the two countries.
South Korea voices concerns over N. Korea's reported plan to send military construction workers to Russia
South Korea voiced concerns Wednesday following reports that North Korea is planning to send thousands of military construction workers to Russia in support of its war in Ukraine. Russian media reports said Tuesday that the North will send 5,000 military construction workers and 1,000 sappers to Russia's Kursk region, in another possible sign of their deepening military alignment. "It's an issue of concern. We do not support (the North's troop d…
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The Straits TimesNorth Korea to send army builders, deminers to Russia: Russian news agencies
MOSCOW: North Korea will send military builders and sappers to help restore Russia's western Kursk region after Ukraine's incursion, Russian news agencies cited Moscow's security chief as saying on Tuesday (Jun 17) on a trip to Pyongyang. Sergei Shoigu, the head of Russia's Security Council, held talk
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