North Korea is sending 5,000 military construction workers and 1,000 sappers to Russia ’s Kursk oblast, where Moscow is repairing widespread damage from a Ukrainian incursion, according to a top Kremlin official.

North Korea will send 6,000 military workers and combat engineers to help rebuild Russia's Kursk region, Moscow's top security official said, in the latest show of growing ties between the two countries.

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,