North Korea’s damaged warship begins repairs near port hosting Russia arms trade



Analysis North Korea’s damaged warship begins repairs near port hosting Russia arms trade Naval destroyer arrived in Rason on east coast on Sunday as Kim Jong Un’s 'late June' deadline looms Colin Zwirko June 9, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korea's damaged destroyer appears just outside the Rajin Shipyard dry dock on Sunday morning \| Image: Planet Labs (June 8, 2025) North Korea’s damaged destroyer has arrived at a shipyard in the northeast to begin repairs ahead of leader Kim Jong Un’s deadline for restoration later this month, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery. The warship, which was damaged when it partially capsized at a launching ceremony at Chongjin Shipyard on May 21, moved into the dry dock at the Rajin Shipyard on the morning of Sunday, June 8, Planet Labs imagery shows. This follows a state media report last Friday declaring intentions to carry out “detailed recovery work” at the Rajin Shipyard over 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 01High rollers: How North Korea could exploit casinos to finance nuclear weapons 02North Korea’s damaged warship begins repairs near port hosting Russia arms trade 03Lee Jae-myung pivoted right on North Korea. Will he stick to that as president? 04New effort to monitor North Korea sanctions is ‘shadow’ of UN Panel of Experts 05Why Trump’s Golden Dome could upset the ‘nuclear balance’ with North Korea 06More than just North Korean threats are driving ROK support for nuke submarines 07A fragile calm holds with North Korea — but don’t mistake it for stability 08Why Trump’s approach to Iran nuclear talks could reinforce North Korean distrust 09Every company that joined North Korea’s not-so-international spring trade fair 10Navigating uncertainty: How Lee Jae-myung could overhaul North Korea policy

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North Korea’s damaged warship begins repairs near port hosting Russia arms trade

Naval destroyer arrived in Rason on east coast on Sunday as Kim Jong Un’s 'late June' deadline looms

Colin Zwirko June 9, 2025

North Korea’s damaged warship begins repairs near port hosting Russia arms trade

North Korea's damaged destroyer appears just outside the Rajin Shipyard dry dock on Sunday morning | Image: Planet Labs (June 8, 2025)

North Korea’s damaged destroyer has arrived at a shipyard in the northeast to begin repairs ahead of leader Kim Jong Un’s deadline for restoration later this month, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery.

The warship, which was damaged when it partially capsized at a launching ceremony at Chongjin Shipyard on May 21, moved into the dry dock at the Rajin Shipyard on the morning of Sunday, June 8, Planet Labs imagery shows.

This follows a state media report last Friday declaring intentions to carry out “detailed recovery work” at the Rajin Shipyard over

01High rollers: How North Korea could exploit casinos to finance nuclear weapons
02North Korea’s damaged warship begins repairs near port hosting Russia arms trade
03Lee Jae-myung pivoted right on North Korea. Will he stick to that as president?
04New effort to monitor North Korea sanctions is ‘shadow’ of UN Panel of Experts
05Why Trump’s Golden Dome could upset the ‘nuclear balance’ with North Korea
06More than just North Korean threats are driving ROK support for nuke submarines
07A fragile calm holds with North Korea — but don’t mistake it for stability
08Why Trump’s approach to Iran nuclear talks could reinforce North Korean distrust
09Every company that joined North Korea’s not-so-international spring trade fair
10Navigating uncertainty: How Lee Jae-myung could overhaul North Korea policy

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