Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July



News Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July Deployment may coincide with Russian summer offensive, lawmakers say, with dispatch linked to Shoigu-Kim meeting Anton Sokolin June 27, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korean construction workers \| Image: KCTV (Feb. 17, 2025) North Korea will dispatch military engineers and construction workers to Russia around July or August, Seoul’s spy agency assessed, just as Moscow may be eyeing a new offensive against Kyiv. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the assessment based on previous DPRK visits by Russia’s former defense minister Sergei Shoigu, with deployments taking place a month after each trip, ROK lawmakers Park Sun-won and Lee Sung-kwon said at a televised press briefing on Thursday. North Korea will dispatch military engineers and construction workers to Russia around July or August, Seoul’s spy agency assessed, just as Moscow may be eyeing a new offensive against Kyiv. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the assessment based on previous DPRK visits by Russia’s former defense minister Sergei Shoigu, with deployments taking place a month after each trip, ROK lawmakers Park Sun-won and Lee Sung-kwon said at a televised press briefing on Thursday. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July

Deployment may coincide with Russian summer offensive, lawmakers say, with dispatch linked to Shoigu-Kim meeting

Anton Sokolin June 27, 2025

Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July

North Korean construction workers | Image: KCTV (Feb. 17, 2025)

North Korea will dispatch military engineers and construction workers to Russia around July or August, Seoul’s spy agency assessed, just as Moscow may be eyeing a new offensive against Kyiv.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the assessment based on previous DPRK visits by Russia’s former defense minister Sergei Shoigu, with deployments taking place a month after each trip, ROK lawmakers Park Sun-won and Lee Sung-kwon said at a televised press briefing on Thursday.

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