Sanctioned Russian plane linked to military makes unusual detour to North Korea



News Sanctioned Russian plane linked to military makes unusual detour to North Korea Expert raises concerns that Moscow may be using commercial freighter to conceal arms transfers from DPRK for Ukraine war Anton Sokolin March 13, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Il-76TD (tail number RA-76842) on an airstrip \| Image: Artem Kashirin via Aviacon’s website A Russian cargo plane sanctioned by the U.S. over its alleged role in supporting the invasion of Ukraine detoured to North Korea this week, an unusual flight that experts say raises concerns about U.N. sanctions violations and potential DPRK-Russia arms transfers. The Il-76TD freighter (tail number RA-76842) departed Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport at around 5:30 p.m. KST on Monday and flew north across the Yellow Sea before making a sudden turn toward Pyongyang around 1.5 hours into the flight, the aviation tracker Flightradar24 shows. A Russian cargo plane sanctioned by the U.S. over its alleged role in supporting the invasion of Ukraine detoured to North Korea this week, an unusual flight that experts say raises concerns about U.N. sanctions violations and potential DPRK-Russia arms transfers. The Il-76TD freighter (tail number RA-76842) departed Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport at around 5:30 p.m. KST on Monday and flew north across the Yellow Sea before making a sudden turn toward Pyongyang around 1.5 hours into the flight, the aviation tracker Flightradar24 shows. 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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Sanctioned Russian plane linked to military makes unusual detour to North Korea

Expert raises concerns that Moscow may be using commercial freighter to conceal arms transfers from DPRK for Ukraine war

Anton Sokolin March 13, 2024

Sanctioned Russian plane linked to military makes unusual detour to North Korea

Il-76TD (tail number RA-76842) on an airstrip | Image: Artem Kashirin via Aviacon’s website

A Russian cargo plane sanctioned by the U.S. over its alleged role in supporting the invasion of Ukraine detoured to North Korea this week, an unusual flight that experts say raises concerns about U.N. sanctions violations and potential DPRK-Russia arms transfers.

The Il-76TD freighter (tail number RA-76842) departed Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport at around 5:30 p.m. KST on Monday and flew north across the Yellow Sea before making a sudden turn toward Pyongyang around 1.5 hours into the flight, the aviation tracker Flightradar24 shows.

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