Kim Jong Un deploys 6,000 personnel to Kursk with North Korean memorial planned

By Timothy Nerozzi

Published June 17, 2025 2:40pm ET

Kim Jong Un deploys 6,000 personnel to Kursk with North Korean memorial planned — FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at a meeting held during Dec. 23 until Dec. 27, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea is deploying thousands of troops to the Kursk region in occupied Ukraine to aid the Russian military in reconstruction efforts.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu announced Tuesday that North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has committed 6,000 personnel to the region, including both civilians and military operatives.

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