North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and sappers to Russia's Kursk region to help rebuild it after a Ukrainian incursion that North Korean troops helped Moscow repel this year,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un approved deploying the personnel to assist in rebuilding Kursk Oblast’s damaged infrastructure. Talks between Russia and North Korea also secured cooperation for Kursk Oblast’s restoration,

Russian state media reported that a top Russian security official traveled to Pyongyang for the second time this month for another meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the latest display of the countries’ deepening ties amid President