North Korea lets slip where special forces trained before Russia deployment



Analysis North Korea lets slip where special forces trained before Russia deployment NK Pro geolocates base from new Kim Jong Un documentary footage, though film short on other military revelations Colin Zwirko January 30, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kim Jong Un gives a thumbs up to half-naked special forces soldiers ahead of his dispatch of thousands of such troops to Russia \| Image: KCNA (Sept. 13, 2024) North Korean special forces trained at a base southeast of Pyongyang before the dispatch of thousands of troops to Russia, NK Pro analysis of a new state TV documentary shows, a revelation that could help experts monitor preparations for additional deployments. State media originally said the Sept. 11 drills took place at a “training base of the special operation armed force of the Korean People’s Army (KPA),” without specifying its location. But new footage of the drills in the Korean Central Television (KCTV) film about Kim Jong Un’s 2024 activities reveals wider views of the 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 01North Korea lets slip where special forces trained before Russia deployment 02Trump’s first-week overtures on North Korea are unlikely to entice Kim Jong Un 03In changing world, North Korea has little to gain from pro-regime sympathizers 04Why North Korea’s top military official may have been quietly demoted once again 05Where North Korea ranks in Trump’s foreign policy priorities for term two 06Why guidance systems are the Achilles’ heel of North Korea’s missile arsenal 07Why North Korea’s United Front Department likely survived anti-unification push 08How North Korea compels citizens to spy on each other with new surveillance law 09Forecast 2025: Why Kim Jong Un’s market crackdowns will spark social unrest 10Forecast 2025: Why Trump-Kim diplomacy will leave South Korea out in the cold

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North Korea lets slip where special forces trained before Russia deployment

NK Pro geolocates base from new Kim Jong Un documentary footage, though film short on other military revelations

Colin Zwirko January 30, 2025

North Korea lets slip where special forces trained before Russia deployment

Kim Jong Un gives a thumbs up to half-naked special forces soldiers ahead of his dispatch of thousands of such troops to Russia | Image: KCNA (Sept. 13, 2024)

North Korean special forces trained at a base southeast of Pyongyang before the dispatch of thousands of troops to Russia, NK Pro analysis of a new state TV documentary shows, a revelation that could help experts monitor preparations for additional deployments.

State media originally said the Sept. 11 drills took place at a “training base of the special operation armed force of the Korean People’s Army (KPA),” without specifying its location.

But new footage of the drills in the Korean Central Television (KCTV) film about Kim Jong Un’s 2024 activities reveals wider views of the

01North Korea lets slip where special forces trained before Russia deployment
02Trump’s first-week overtures on North Korea are unlikely to entice Kim Jong Un
03In changing world, North Korea has little to gain from pro-regime sympathizers
04Why North Korea’s top military official may have been quietly demoted once again
05Where North Korea ranks in Trump’s foreign policy priorities for term two
06Why guidance systems are the Achilles’ heel of North Korea’s missile arsenal
07Why North Korea’s United Front Department likely survived anti-unification push
08How North Korea compels citizens to spy on each other with new surveillance law
09Forecast 2025: Why Kim Jong Un’s market crackdowns will spark social unrest
10Forecast 2025: Why Trump-Kim diplomacy will leave South Korea out in the cold

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