{"id":1214640,"date":"2025-09-10T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1214640"},"modified":"2025-09-08T09:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:42:37","slug":"north-korea-planning-to-send-thousands-of-its-citizens-to-work-at-russia-s-defense-enterprises-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/north-korea-planning-to-send-thousands-of-its-citizens-to-work-at-russia-s-defense-enterprises-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea planning to send thousands of its citizens to work at Russia\u2019s defense enterprises \u2013 intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>North Korea is planning to send thousands of its citizens to work at Russian defense enterprises as well as in construction. The first group of one thousand workers for construction projects has already arrived in Kursk region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was reported in an&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukrinform.ua\/rubric-ato\/4033419-vadim-skibickij-zastupnik-nacalnika-gur-ministerstva-oboroni-ukraini.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interview with Ukrinform<\/a>&nbsp;by Vadym Skibitsky, Deputy Chief of the Defense Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNorth Korea is now planning to send thousands of specialists to Russia to gain experience \u2014 not only in the defense-industrial complex but also to assist in construction and other industrial sectors. For example, when we talk about 6,000 North Korean specialists working in Kursk region, that is a significant number. We know for certain that over a thousand workers have already arrived,\u201d Skibitsky said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that they are involved in road repairs, engineering fortifications for defensive lines in Kursk region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, North Korean workers are being sent to gain experience at enterprises that produce ammunition and weapons, including tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Skibitsky, Ukrainian intelligence has information about the recruitment of foreign citizens to work at enterprises in the Yelabuga zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have data on the recruitment of foreign citizens to work at Russian enterprises, specifically in the Yelabuga zone. There, Russia is expanding its production. While they once started with around a thousand employees, they now plan to have 40,000 workers in the Yelabuga zone, which manufactures drones. We are recording many foreign nationals agreeing to sign contracts and travel to Russia for work. However, many of them later end up signing contracts with the Ministry of Defense and go to fight,\u201d Skibitsky emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As earlier reported, in August, Chief of the Defense Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov stated that North Korea planned to transfer 6,000 additional troops to Russia, along with 50 to 100 pieces of equipment, including M2010 (Cheonma-D) main battle tanks and BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, allegedly for engineering work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/eu-politicians-urge-un-to-intervene-over-russia-s-genocide-of-ukrainians-in-occupied-territories\/\">EU politicians urge UN to intervene over Russia\u2019s genocide of Ukrainians in occupied territories<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea is planning to send thousands of its citizens to work &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1214641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,36422],"tags":[76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1214640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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