Russian aircraft lands in North Korea before departing after just two hours



News Russian aircraft lands in North Korea before departing after just two hours Military plane’s stopover marks first confirmed flight from Russia this year, one month after another jet’s secret trip Anton Sokolin February 24, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The Russian Il-62M (RA-86561) \| Image: Aleksandr Markin via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) A Russian military aircraft landed at North Korea’s main airport over the weekend, aviation data shows, a month after another foreign jet made a clandestine flight to the DPRK’s capital. The Ilyushin Il-62M operated by the Russian Air Force departed from the Chkalovsky military airbase near Moscow on Friday, marking the first confirmed Russian flight to the DPRK this year. It made a brief stopover in Vladivostok on Saturday and landed at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport the same day, Flightradar24 records show. The jet (tail number RA-86561) spent about three hours in Vladivostok on its way to and from Pyongyang, © 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 & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Russian aircraft lands in North Korea before departing after just two hours

Military plane’s stopover marks first confirmed flight from Russia this year, one month after another jet’s secret trip

Anton Sokolin February 24, 2025

Russian aircraft lands in North Korea before departing after just two hours

The Russian Il-62M (RA-86561) | Image: Aleksandr Markin via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

A Russian military aircraft landed at North Korea’s main airport over the weekend, aviation data shows, a month after another foreign jet made a clandestine flight to the DPRK’s capital.

The Ilyushin Il-62M operated by the Russian Air Force departed from the Chkalovsky military airbase near Moscow on Friday, marking the first confirmed Russian flight to the DPRK this year. It made a brief stopover in Vladivostok on Saturday and landed at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport the same day, Flightradar24 records show.

The jet (tail number RA-86561) spent about three hours in Vladivostok on its way to and from Pyongyang,

Russian aircraft lands in North Korea before departing after just two hours

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