Thousands of North Koreans fill streets to train for upcoming military parade



Analysis Thousands of North Koreans fill streets to train for upcoming military parade Satellite imagery shows large-scale formations in Kim Il Sung Square related to July 27 war anniversary Colin Zwirko July 18, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON SAR image taken on July 16 at 10:56 a.m. KST of military parade training in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square \| Image: Data derived from SAR © 2021 Umbra Lab, Inc. (originally licensed under CC BY 4.0); edited by NK Pro Thousands of North Korean civilians have started large-scale formation training for the country’s next military parade, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, indicating preparations are in the final stages for the event that appears set to take place on or around July 27. In a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image captured by Umbra Lab on Sunday morning, people appeared to fill downtown Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square while making large formations of the number “70,” a star and the slogan “Carry Forward the Victory (승리 계승).” The “70” formation refers to July 27 being the 70th anniversary 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 Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 02How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 03All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 04No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 05What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 06North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 07From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 08North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery

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Thousands of North Koreans fill streets to train for upcoming military parade

Satellite imagery shows large-scale formations in Kim Il Sung Square related to July 27 war anniversary

Colin Zwirko July 18, 2023

Thousands of North Koreans fill streets to train for upcoming military parade

SAR image taken on July 16 at 10:56 a.m. KST of military parade training in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square | Image: Data derived from SAR © 2021 Umbra Lab, Inc. (originally licensed under CC BY 4.0); edited by NK Pro

Thousands of North Korean civilians have started large-scale formation training for the country’s next military parade, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, indicating preparations are in the final stages for the event that appears set to take place on or around July 27.

In a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image captured by Umbra Lab on Sunday morning, people appeared to fill downtown Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square while making large formations of the number “70,” a star and the slogan “Carry Forward the Victory (승리 계승).”

The “70” formation refers to July 27 being the 70th anniversary

Thousands of North Koreans fill streets to train for upcoming military parade

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