North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and sappers to Russia's Kursk region to help rebuild it after a Ukrainian incursion that North Korean troops helped Moscow repel this year,

Russia has reached an agreement with North Korea to send North Korean sappers and builders to assist with reconstruction efforts in the Kursk region, Interfax reports, citing Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu.

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

Sergei Shoigu, a senior Russian security official, held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the second time in two weeks on Tuesday and said he was carrying out "special instructions" from President Vladimir Putin.

Russian state media reported that a top Russian security official traveled to Pyongyang for the second time this month for another meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the latest display of the countries’ deepening ties amid President

SEOUL (Reuters) -Russia's top presidential security adviser Sergei Shoigu was expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after arriving in Pyongyang "on special instructions" from President Vladimir Putin, Russia's Tass news agency reported on Tuesday.