Russian cargo ship returns to North Korean port in sign of arms trade restart



News Russian cargo ship returns to North Korean port in sign of arms trade restart Shipping operation alleged to provide DPRK weapons for use against Ukraine had appeared to be on pause for a month Colin Zwirko March 11, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The Lady R cargo vessel at Simons Town Naval Base in South Africa on Dec. 9, 2022 \| Image: Limewrite via Wikimedia Commons (Dec. 9, 2022) A Russian cargo ship has returned to a North Korean port that allegedly facilitates arms transfers for use against Ukraine, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, likely signaling a restart of the shipping operation after a one-month pause. Planet Labs imagery shows a ship matching the size and appearance of the Russia-flagged Lady R docked at Pier 1 of North Korea’s Rason Port on Sunday. It appeared to arrive with blue objects covering its deck, likely containers from Russia for offloading at the pier. Since Russian ships started arriving at Rason last August 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 01How Seoul’s new L-SAM interceptor boosts defenses against North Korean missiles 02Where things stand with the diplomatic community in North Korea 03Why Russia wants North Korean soldiers to march through Red Square 04Why there’s a risk Yoon could seek to provoke North Korea after failed autocoup 05What Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law gambit means for the Korean Peninsula 06Crop data suggests North Korea enjoyed strong harvest despite summer floods 07North Korea appears to start work on long-stalled Russia border bridge project 08Why a reported rise in North Korean wages won’t do much to improve welfare

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Russian cargo ship returns to North Korean port in sign of arms trade restart

Shipping operation alleged to provide DPRK weapons for use against Ukraine had appeared to be on pause for a month

Colin Zwirko March 11, 2024

Russian cargo ship returns to North Korean port in sign of arms trade restart

The Lady R cargo vessel at Simons Town Naval Base in South Africa on Dec. 9, 2022 | Image: Limewrite via Wikimedia Commons (Dec. 9, 2022)

A Russian cargo ship has returned to a North Korean port that allegedly facilitates arms transfers for use against Ukraine, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, likely signaling a restart of the shipping operation after a one-month pause.

Planet Labs imagery shows a ship matching the size and appearance of the Russia-flagged Lady R docked at Pier 1 of North Korea’s Rason Port on Sunday.

It appeared to arrive with blue objects covering its deck, likely containers from Russia for offloading at the pier. Since Russian ships started arriving at Rason last August

01How Seoul’s new L-SAM interceptor boosts defenses against North Korean missiles
02Where things stand with the diplomatic community in North Korea
03Why Russia wants North Korean soldiers to march through Red Square
04Why there’s a risk Yoon could seek to provoke North Korea after failed autocoup
05What Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law gambit means for the Korean Peninsula
06Crop data suggests North Korea enjoyed strong harvest despite summer floods
07North Korea appears to start work on long-stalled Russia border bridge project
08Why a reported rise in North Korean wages won’t do much to improve welfare

Russian cargo ship returns to North Korean port in sign of arms trade restart

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