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Kim Jong Un pushes ahead with megayacht maintenance, days after warship disaster
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Kim Jong Un pushes ahead with megayacht maintenance, days after warship disaster

Satellite imagery shows luxury vessel in use a day after failed launch, as two others active at mansion beach

Kim Jong Un pushes ahead with megayacht maintenance, days after warship disaster
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 29, 2025
North Korea digitally added extra drones to air drill photo, analysis suggests
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North Korea digitally added extra drones to air drill photo, analysis suggests

NK Pro discovery of fake combat UAVs in Kim Jong Un image points to effort to make DPRK drone program seem more advanced

North Korea digitally added extra drones to air drill photo, analysis suggests
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 27, 2025
Russian oil streams into North Korea’s main port amid cooperation in Ukraine
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Russian oil streams into North Korea’s main port amid cooperation in Ukraine

Satellite imagery shows tankers and cargo ships making steady deliveries to Nampho, likely fueling economic development

Russian oil streams into North Korea’s main port amid cooperation in Ukraine
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin | Fred Lee May 23, 2025
North Korean ship appears to pose as Russian oligarch’s yacht to hide voyage
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North Korean ship appears to pose as Russian oligarch’s yacht to hide voyage

DPRK-flagged vessel sails to China while broadcasting as Roman Abramovich pleasure boat docked thousands of miles away

North Korean ship appears to pose as Russian oligarch’s yacht to hide voyage
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin May 16, 2025
Sanctioned North Korean goods appear in Ukraine trade data despite severed ties
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Sanctioned North Korean goods appear in Ukraine trade data despite severed ties

Kyiv’s imports of DPRK cars, textiles and electronics raise questions about misreporting and smuggling amid Ukraine war

Sanctioned North Korean goods appear in Ukraine trade data despite severed ties
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin May 15, 2025
North Korea appears to expand Kim mansion missile test site with new launchpads
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North Korea appears to expand Kim mansion missile test site with new launchpads

Imagery points to work to conceal new infrastructure at sprawling compound in Pyongyang, in sign of more testing to come

North Korea appears to expand Kim mansion missile test site with new launchpads
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 6, 2025
North Korea overhauling more prisons in apparent nationwide project
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North Korea overhauling more prisons in apparent nationwide project

NK Pro has identified upgrades at 7 existing ‘reeducation’ facilities as well as construction of brand new prison

North Korea overhauling more prisons in apparent nationwide project
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 5, 2025
North Korea building first new large prison in decades in sign of rising ‘crime’
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North Korea building first new large prison in decades in sign of rising ‘crime’

Exclusive NK Pro analysis finds new construction is part of at least five major prison projects ongoing around country

North Korea building first new large prison in decades in sign of rising ‘crime’
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 10, 2025
Major Chechen construction firm likely behind new North Korea-Russia car bridge

Major Chechen construction firm likely behind new North Korea-Russia car bridge

NK News investigation suggests small company that Moscow tasked with $100M project is a front for bigger firm

Major Chechen construction firm likely behind new North Korea-Russia car bridge
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin March 28, 2025
North Korean missiles appear to strike targets on west coast island: Imagery
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North Korean missiles appear to strike targets on west coast island: Imagery

NK Pro analysis suggests DPRK sought to demonstrate accuracy to enemies or potential buyers with Monday launch

North Korean missiles appear to strike targets on west coast island: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 11, 2025
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