On the previous day, North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang-chol received a Russian military delegation, led by Goremykin, the former, and negotiated in an amiable environment, the KCNA announced in a different dispatch.

Goremykin is the head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the armed forces of Russia. It was the first visit of Russian military brass with such a title to North Korea.

The visit was made when the spy squad in South Korea indicated on Tuesday that it noticed that North Korea was undertaking training and recruiting of its troops in preparation for further troop deployments in Russia.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) indicated that approximately 5,000 North Korean construction troops have been relocating to Russia since September and that they are most likely to be deployed to the reconstruction efforts of infrastructure.

In October of last year, North Korea had shipped approximately 15,000 soldiers and ammunition to help Russia in the war. In September, the NIS estimated that approximately 2,000 North Koreans were killed in battle in the Kursk region in Russia.