Russian government VIP plane makes unannounced trip to North Korea



News Russian government VIP plane makes unannounced trip to North Korea Flight may have transported trade delegation, while expert says uptick in air traffic points to ‘sensitive’ exchanges Anton Sokolin August 26, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Russian Special Flight Squadron Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft (RA-85843) \| Image: Toshiro Aoki (CC BY-SA 3.0), edited by NK News A VIP Russian government jet made an unannounced trip to North Korea on Monday, possibly to transport a Russian trade delegation, in its second clandestine flight to the country this month. Russia’s Special Flight Squadron Tupolev Tu-154 (tail number RA-85843) departed Vladivostok at 7:12 a.m. KST on Monday and reached Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport at 8:15 a.m., the aviation tracking website Flightradar24 showed. A VIP Russian government jet made an unannounced trip to North Korea on Monday, possibly to transport a Russian trade delegation, in its second clandestine flight to the country this month. Russia’s Special Flight Squadron Tupolev Tu-154 (tail number RA-85843) departed Vladivostok at 7:12 a.m. KST on Monday and reached Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport at 8:15 a.m., the aviation tracking website Flightradar24 showed. 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 government VIP plane makes unannounced trip to North Korea

Flight may have transported trade delegation, while expert says uptick in air traffic points to ‘sensitive’ exchanges

Anton Sokolin August 26, 2024

Russian government VIP plane makes unannounced trip to North Korea

Russian Special Flight Squadron Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft (RA-85843) | Image: Toshiro Aoki (CC BY-SA 3.0), edited by NK News

A VIP Russian government jet made an unannounced trip to North Korea on Monday, possibly to transport a Russian trade delegation, in its second clandestine flight to the country this month.

Russia’s Special Flight Squadron Tupolev Tu-154 (tail number RA-85843) departed Vladivostok at 7:12 a.m. KST on Monday and reached Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport at 8:15 a.m., the aviation tracking website Flightradar24 showed.

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