Russian government jet lands in North Korea, with second VIP plane in tow



News Russian government jet lands in North Korea, with second VIP plane in tow Arrival of presidential fleet jets points to possible visit by high-level officials, two weeks after Shoigu-Kim talks Anton Sokolin June 17, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Russia's Special Flight Squadron Il-96-300 jet (RA-96014) at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport on July 14, 20214 \| Image: Papas Dos via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 A Russian government jet landed in North Korea on Tuesday morning, with a second plane from Moscow’s presidential fleet in tow, aviation tracking data shows, as a Russian high-level security official arrived in Pyongyang for a face-to-face with leader Kim Jong Un. The Il-96-300 jet (RA-96014) touched down at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport at 11:30 a.m. KST, according to the tracking service Flightradar24, marking the plane’s first known visit to North Korea since Oct. 2024. A Russian government jet landed in North Korea on Tuesday morning, with a second plane from Moscow’s presidential fleet in tow, aviation tracking data shows, as a Russian high-level security official arrived in Pyongyang for a face-to-face with leader Kim Jong Un. The Il-96-300 jet (RA-96014) touched down at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport at 11:30 a.m. KST, according to the tracking service Flightradar24, marking the plane’s first known visit to North Korea since Oct. 2024. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © 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. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Russian government jet lands in North Korea, with second VIP plane in tow

Arrival of presidential fleet jets points to possible visit by high-level officials, two weeks after Shoigu-Kim talks

Anton Sokolin June 17, 2025

Russian government jet lands in North Korea, with second VIP plane in tow

Russia's Special Flight Squadron Il-96-300 jet (RA-96014) at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport on July 14, 20214 | Image: Papas Dos via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

A Russian government jet landed in North Korea on Tuesday morning, with a second plane from Moscow’s presidential fleet in tow, aviation tracking data shows, as a Russian high-level security official arrived in Pyongyang for a face-to-face with leader Kim Jong Un.

The Il-96-300 jet (RA-96014) touched down at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport at 11:30 a.m. KST, according to the tracking service Flightradar24, marking the plane’s first known visit to North Korea since Oct. 2024.

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