North Korea will send thousands to support reconstruction work in Russia's Kursk region. North Korea has already supplied combat troops and conventional weapons to back Russia's war against Ukraine.

According to Sergey Shoigu, Moscow and Pyongyang also plan to create memorials for the Korean soldiers who died while liberating the Kursk Region

Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu made the announcement during a visit to Pyongyang for a meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un.