Russian military jet visits North Korea amid troop deployment to Kursk



News Russian military jet visits North Korea amid troop deployment to Kursk Expert says short stopover in Pyongyang likely shuttled military personnel as allies ramp up cooperation against Ukraine Anton Sokolin November 7, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The Russian Il-62M (RA-86561) \| Image: Aero Icarus via Flickr, (CC BY-SA 2.0) A Russian air force jet made a quick stopover in North Korea’s capital on Thursday, a trip that one expert said was likely related to the DPRK’s troop deployment in support of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The Ilyushin Il-62M arrived at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport from Vladivostok around 10:30 a.m. KST and stayed less than an hour, departing at 11:26 a.m., Flightradar24 data shows. A Russian air force jet made a quick stopover in North Korea’s capital on Thursday, a trip that one expert said was likely related to the DPRK’s troop deployment in support of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The Ilyushin Il-62M arrived at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport from Vladivostok around 10:30 a.m. KST and stayed less than an hour, departing at 11:26 a.m., Flightradar24 data shows. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis 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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Russian military jet visits North Korea amid troop deployment to Kursk

Expert says short stopover in Pyongyang likely shuttled military personnel as allies ramp up cooperation against Ukraine

Anton Sokolin November 7, 2024

Russian military jet visits North Korea amid troop deployment to Kursk

The Russian Il-62M (RA-86561) | Image: Aero Icarus via Flickr, (CC BY-SA 2.0)

A Russian air force jet made a quick stopover in North Korea’s capital on Thursday, a trip that one expert said was likely related to the DPRK’s troop deployment in support of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

The Ilyushin Il-62M arrived at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport from Vladivostok around 10:30 a.m. KST and stayed less than an hour, departing at 11:26 a.m., Flightradar24 data shows.

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