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 could potentially deploy its troops in Ukraine as early as July or August 2025. According to a report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), such a scenario could significantly increase Russia's offensive capabilities on several fronts.

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.