Photographs of two Air Koryo cargo planes landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport have confirmed that North Korea repainted civilian jets with temporary camouflage coloring for a high-profile “Victory Day” celebration in July.

The pictures, published at RussianPlanes.net, prove that three “military” Ilyushin-76 cargo planes seen flying over Kim Il Sung square this July were borrowed from state airline Air Koryo and temporarily repainted in camouflage coloring – likely to exaggerate air force capabilities to watching international media.

Close-up shots of the tail section of the Moscow-bound Air Koryo cargo planes show visible remnants of green and beige paintwork – the same coloring seen on