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Anton Sokolin

Anton Sokolin

Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).

News

North Korea’s top universities forge new links with Russian institutions

DPRK delegations visited various Russian universities to discuss nuclear science, joint training and student exchanges

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinFebruary 4, 2025
News

Russia tasks small firm with construction of $91 million bridge to North Korea

Construction on the Tumen River crossing appears to have already begun with completion date set for end of 2026

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinFebruary 4, 2025
News

Ukrainian command post strike kills key North Korean officers: Zelensky

President warns up to 25,000 DPRK troops could join war as Kyiv reports heavy losses among North Korean forces

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinFebruary 3, 2025
Analysis

How North Korea’s troop dispatch to Russia has sparked a propaganda war

Evolving narratives and fake news have made it difficult to separate fact from fiction around DPRK fight against Ukraine

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Shreyas ReddyJanuary 29, 2025
News

Leader of Belarus says he plans to visit North Korea to ‘diversify’ ties

Statement by Lukashenko comes after DPRK leader’s sister denied that Pyongyang had proposed a summit

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 27, 2025
Investigations

Big city lights: Pyongyang shone bright for Putin, even as rest of DPRK sat dark

NK Pro analysis of satellite data reveals increasing light levels in North Korea but also a striking urban-rural divide

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 27, 2025
News

Fact check: North Korea has not sent disguised rocket launchers to Ukraine front

Viral video of box truck launcher in Russia is fake, even though DPRK does possess such weapons

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 24, 2025
News

North Korea set to send 150 ballistic missiles, more troops to Russia: Kyiv

Ukrainian spy chief says DPRK’s latest support for invasion includes KN-23 missiles and powerful artillery systems

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 24, 2025
Features

How Ukraine pulled off risky missions to capture North Korean soldiers in Kursk

First-hand accounts present DPRK troops as willing to go to extreme lengths to avoid being taken prisoner

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 24, 2025
News

North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma resort to welcome Russians in July: Tour agency

Russian travelers could be first foreign visitors to stay at long-delayed tourism zone after scheduled opening in June

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 22, 2025
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