Investigations
Latest NK PRO investigations related to the DPRK
China paints road on unused bridge to North Korea in sign of prep for opening
Messages directing traffic appear as DPRK continues work on possible trade facilities near notorious ‘bridge to nowhere’
May 30, 2025
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
May 29, 2025
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
May 27, 2025
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
May 23, 2025
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
May 16, 2025
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
May 15, 2025
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
May 6, 2025
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
May 5, 2025
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
April 10, 2025
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
March 28, 2025
