Wrapping up a one-day visit to Pyongyang, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decided to send 1,000 sappers to clear mines in the Kursk region and 5,000 military construction workers to restore infrastructure there, according to Russia's state news agency, Tass.

Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Pyongyang to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Russian news agency Tass reported Tuesday. Shoigu visited North Korea on a special mission from Russian President Vladimir Putin and is expected to meet with Kim,

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russia’s top security official Sergei Shoigu agreed to step up Pyongyang’s military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine duri