Russian military jet flies to Pyongyang amid reports of DPRK troops in Ukraine



News Russian military jet flies to Pyongyang amid reports of DPRK troops in Ukraine But expert raises doubts that combat troops would be flown to frontline, suggests senior personnel using VIP jet Anton Sokolin October 18, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The Ilyushin Il-62M (RA-86559) at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport in Aug. 2010 \| Image: aeroprints.com via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 A Russian military jet flew directly from Moscow to Pyongyang on Thursday amid reports that North Korea is sending troops to support Russia in Ukraine. The same plane last traveled to the DPRK’s capital last month from Russia’s Far East. The Russian Air Force’s Ilyushin Il-62M jet (tail number RA-86559) landed at Sunan International Airport at around 3:40 p.m. KST after a nine-hour flight from the Moscow area, according to aviation-tracking service Flightradar24. A Russian military jet flew directly from Moscow to Pyongyang on Thursday amid reports that North Korea is sending troops to support Russia in Ukraine. The same plane last traveled to the DPRK’s capital last month from Russia’s Far East. The Russian Air Force’s Ilyushin Il-62M jet (tail number RA-86559) landed at Sunan International Airport at around 3:40 p.m. KST after a nine-hour flight from the Moscow area, according to aviation-tracking service Flightradar24. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period 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 flies to Pyongyang amid reports of DPRK troops in Ukraine

But expert raises doubts that combat troops would be flown to frontline, suggests senior personnel using VIP jet

Anton Sokolin October 18, 2024

Russian military jet flies to Pyongyang amid reports of DPRK troops in Ukraine

The Ilyushin Il-62M (RA-86559) at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport in Aug. 2010 | Image: aeroprints.com via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

A Russian military jet flew directly from Moscow to Pyongyang on Thursday amid reports that North Korea is sending troops to support Russia in Ukraine. The same plane last traveled to the DPRK’s capital last month from Russia’s Far East.

The Russian Air Force’s Ilyushin Il-62M jet (tail number RA-86559) landed at Sunan International Airport at around 3:40 p.m. KST after a nine-hour flight from the Moscow area, according to aviation-tracking service Flightradar24.

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