Some 6,000 North Korean troops will assist in demining and rebuilding the Kursk Region in the aftermath of the Ukrainian incursion, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said on June 17, reported RT. “Kim Jong-un has made the decision to send to Russia 1,000 mine-clearance specialists to sweep the Russian territory,” he said. He added that an additional 5,000 military engineers will help “rebuild infrastructure destroyed by the occupiers.”
Shoigu said he has been making regular visits to Pyongyang in recent months, due to what he described as “the intensive pace of the implementation” of the partnership agreement. He noted that maintaining momentum “requires constant attention and course-correction on all levels.”
