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 China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

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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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