Seoul, Jun 17 (AP) Russian state news agency RIA Novosti says North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to Russia.

The Russian new agency cited top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu as making the comments during his visit to North Korea on Tuesday.

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North Korea has already sent thousands of troops and conventional weapons to support Russia's war against Ukraine amid booming military partnerships between the two nations.

During his earlier visit to Pyongyang earlier this month, Shoigu and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un discussed rebuilding the Kursk region, according to Russian state media. (AP)

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