Russian weapons specialists linger in North Korea, possibly to visit factories



Investigations Russian weapons specialists linger in North Korea, possibly to visit factories NK Pro finds officials in charge of arms procurement and artillery likely stayed extra day after defense chief left Anton Sokolin \| Colin Zwirko December 3, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON None of the generals who joined Russian defense minister Belousov's public activities in Pyongyang on Friday boarded his plane, suggesting they stayed behind and would depart on the other Russian plane seen in the background \| Image: KCNA (Dec. 1, 2024) A group of senior Russian weapons specialists appeared to stay in Pyongyang an extra day after the defense minister’s departure over the weekend, according to NK Pro analysis, possibly to visit arms factories or hold additional talks on North Korea’s participation in the war on Ukraine. The group includes top officials in charge of weapons procurement and artillery, who joined defense minister Andrei Belousov in Pyongyang for a series of meetings with their DPRK counterparts and leader Kim Jong Un. Kim treated the Russians to a grand banquet and concert, with members of Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Why there’s a risk Yoon could seek to provoke North Korea after failed autocoup 02What Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law gambit means for the Korean Peninsula 03Crop data suggests North Korea enjoyed strong harvest despite summer floods 04North Korea appears to start work on long-stalled Russia border bridge project 05Why a reported rise in North Korean wages won’t do much to improve welfare 06Top North Korean officials get bodyguards in likely security and status upgrade 07How Trump could reshape US strategy for countering North Korean cyber threats 08North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 09How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 10How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos

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Russian weapons specialists linger in North Korea, possibly to visit factories

NK Pro finds officials in charge of arms procurement and artillery likely stayed extra day after defense chief left

Anton Sokolin | Colin Zwirko December 3, 2024

Russian weapons specialists linger in North Korea, possibly to visit factories

None of the generals who joined Russian defense minister Belousov's public activities in Pyongyang on Friday boarded his plane, suggesting they stayed behind and would depart on the other Russian plane seen in the background | Image: KCNA (Dec. 1, 2024)

A group of senior Russian weapons specialists appeared to stay in Pyongyang an extra day after the defense minister’s departure over the weekend, according to NK Pro analysis, possibly to visit arms factories or hold additional talks on North Korea’s participation in the war on Ukraine.

The group includes top officials in charge of weapons procurement and artillery, who joined defense minister Andrei Belousov in Pyongyang for a series of meetings with their DPRK counterparts and leader Kim Jong Un.

Kim treated the Russians to a grand banquet and concert, with members of

Russian weapons specialists linger in North Korea, possibly to visit factories

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