Russian government jet makes quick stopover on North Korea’s east coast



News Russian government jet makes quick stopover on North Korea’s east coast Another aircraft arrived in Pyongyang Friday amid increasing flights by Russian government and military planes Anton Sokolin September 20, 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 a quick flight to North Korea’s east coast on Thursday night, aviation data showed, less than a week after Russia’s top security official Sergei Shoigu visited Pyongyang. Russia’s Special Flight Squadron Tupolev Tu-154 (tail number RA-85843) departed from Vladivostok at around 7:30 p.m. KST on Thursday, switching off its signal at 8:19 p.m. as it flew toward the city of Wonsan, according to tracking services Flightradar24 and FlightAware. A VIP Russian government jet made a quick flight to North Korea’s east coast on Thursday night, aviation data showed, less than a week after Russia’s top security official Sergei Shoigu visited Pyongyang. Russia’s Special Flight Squadron Tupolev Tu-154 (tail number RA-85843) departed from Vladivostok at around 7:30 p.m. KST on Thursday, switching off its signal at 8:19 p.m. as it flew toward the city of Wonsan, according to tracking services Flightradar24 and FlightAware. 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 jet makes quick stopover on North Korea’s east coast

Another aircraft arrived in Pyongyang Friday amid increasing flights by Russian government and military planes

Anton Sokolin September 20, 2024

Russian government jet makes quick stopover on North Korea’s east coast

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 a quick flight to North Korea’s east coast on Thursday night, aviation data showed, less than a week after Russia’s top security official Sergei Shoigu visited Pyongyang.

Russia’s Special Flight Squadron Tupolev Tu-154 (tail number RA-85843) departed from Vladivostok at around 7:30 p.m. KST on Thursday, switching off its signal at 8:19 p.m. as it flew toward the city of Wonsan, according to tracking services Flightradar24 and FlightAware.

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