Ship linked to Moscow-Pyongyang arms trade appears on Russian TV at DPRK port
Footage shows Angara berthed at pier at Rason port as Ukraine says DPRK is sending workers and soldiers to Russia
Vesti Primorye airing footage of a vessel closely matching the external hull parameters of the Angara at Rason between Oct. 4-7, 2024 | Image: Vesti Primorye (Oct. 15, 2024), Farid Mernissi via Wikimedia Commons (April 1, 2021), edited by NK News
Russian state television may have unwittingly revealed evidence of continued military trade between North Korea and Russia amid reports that the DPRK is not only supplying weapons to aid Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, but also troops.
Local channel Vesti Primorye aired footage of a vessel closely matching the Russian Angara docked at the North Korean port of Rason — a hub for arms trade between Moscow and Pyongyang — in a news segment Tuesday.
Russian state television may have unwittingly revealed evidence of continued military trade between North Korea and Russia amid reports that the DPRK is not only supplying weapons to aid Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, but also troops.
Local channel Vesti Primorye aired footage of a vessel closely matching the Russian Angara docked at the North Korean port of Rason — a hub for arms trade between Moscow and Pyongyang — in a news segment Tuesday.
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