Thousands of N. Korean workers sent to Russian construction sites: Seoul intelligence

South Korea's National Intelligence Service said each worker was being paid a monthly stipend of approximately US$800. - Reuters

SEOUL: North Korea sent a large number of workers to Russia in 2024, as well as troops, according to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) in Seoul.

The NIS said on Feb 9 that North Korea has sent “thousands of workers to construction sites in various parts of Russia” over the past year – a number that has grown since the estimate given last October.