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 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 09What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine 10Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads

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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

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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
09What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine
10Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads

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