What to expect from North Korea’s military parade, and when to tune in



Analysis What to expect from North Korea’s military parade, and when to tune in Signs point to a nighttime event to mark Feb. 8 holiday, featuring over 13,000 soldiers and DPRK’s biggest weapons Colin Zwirko February 7, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Weapons roll through central Pyongyang during the military parade on April 25, 2022 \| Image: Rodong Sinmun (April 26, 2022) North Korean soldiers and civilians have been training for months in freezing winter conditions for a military parade widely expected to celebrate the official 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) on Wednesday. Preparations visible in satellite imagery and in photos and videos obtained by NK Pro point to a nighttime parade celebrating the Feb. 8 holiday that will be large in scale and feature tens of thousands of participants, including over 13,000 marching soldiers. The country’s largest missiles are also likely to roll through central Pyongyang during the event. These could include 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 01Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 02How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 03How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 04All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 05No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 06What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 07North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 08From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea

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What to expect from North Korea’s military parade, and when to tune in

Signs point to a nighttime event to mark Feb. 8 holiday, featuring over 13,000 soldiers and DPRK’s biggest weapons

Colin Zwirko February 7, 2023

What to expect from North Korea’s military parade, and when to tune in

Weapons roll through central Pyongyang during the military parade on April 25, 2022 | Image: Rodong Sinmun (April 26, 2022)

North Korean soldiers and civilians have been training for months in freezing winter conditions for a military parade widely expected to celebrate the official 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) on Wednesday.

Preparations visible in satellite imagery and in photos and videos obtained by NK Pro point to a nighttime parade celebrating the Feb. 8 holiday that will be large in scale and feature tens of thousands of participants, including over 13,000 marching soldiers. The country’s largest missiles are also likely to roll through central Pyongyang during the event.

These could include

01Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
02How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
03How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
04All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
05No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
06What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care
07North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast
08From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea

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