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6/17/2025, 1:33:12 PM
North Korea to Send Thousands of Sappers and Builders to Russia's Kursk Region
Russia’s security council chief, Sergei Shoigu, has announced that North Korea will dispatch thousands of personnel, including combat engineers and military construction crews, to help rebuild Russia's war-torn Kursk region.
The announcement came during Shoigu’s second visit to Pyongyang since early June. After a meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, Shoigu detailed the agreement.
“The Chairman of State Affairs of the DPRK, Kim Jong Un, has decided to send one thousand sappers to Russia for demining… as well as five thousand military construction workers to restore destroyed infrastructure,” Shoigu said in a statement.
The deal marks a significant deepening of ties between Moscow and Pyongyang. Shoigu, a former defence minister, also stated that the two nations had agreed to “immortalize the heroic feat” of North Korean soldiers who have participated in the conflict.
While initial reports of North Korean troops engaging in combat in the Kursk region surfaced in October, Moscow did not officially confirm their involvement until late April 2025.
Russia’s security council chief, Sergei Shoigu, has announced that North Korea will dispatch thousands of personnel, including combat engineers and military construction crews, to help rebuild Russia's war-torn Kursk region.
The announcement came during Shoigu’s second visit to Pyongyang since early June. After a meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, Shoigu detailed the agreement.
“The Chairman of State Affairs of the DPRK, Kim Jong Un, has decided to send one thousand sappers to Russia for demining… as well as five thousand military construction workers to restore destroyed infrastructure,” Shoigu said in a statement.
The deal marks a significant deepening of ties between Moscow and Pyongyang. Shoigu, a former defence minister, also stated that the two nations had agreed to “immortalize the heroic feat” of North Korean soldiers who have participated in the conflict.
While initial reports of North Korean troops engaging in combat in the Kursk region surfaced in October, Moscow did not officially confirm their involvement until late April 2025.
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