South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea’s planned dispatch of thousands of military construction workers and deminers to Russia’s Kursk region will likely take place as early as July or August

North Korea plans to send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to Russia’s Kursk region by July or August. Following a meeting between Kim Jong Un and Sergei Shoigu, around 6,000 personnel will be deployed as Pyongyang bolsters Russia’s war efforts.

On Wednesday, Russia's TASS news agency quoted Shoigu as saying North Korea would send a "division of builders, two military brigades [of] 5,000 people", as well as 1,000 deminers to help with the "restoration" of the Kursk region.