Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).
Expert says Russian leader likely wants to provide legal basis for sending North Korean troops into Ukraine conflict
Kum Ya has anchored outside Vladivostok for two months since visiting Rason, a key hub for DPRK weapons shipments
ROK military says preparations underway for ‘demonstrative explosions,’ while raising possibility of space launch
Zelensky warns Pyongyang-Moscow alliance is strengthening amid reports thousands of DPRK troops are training in Russia
Latest drone strike comes as Moscow dismisses claims that DPRK soldiers are in Donbas as fake news
Audio recorded near border captures wailing noise from DPRK loudspeakers, which has drawn complaints from locals
Angara’s visit to Rason comes as port calls have slowed but not stopped in operation to send weapons for use in Ukraine
Ukrainian says DPRK engineers are supervising weapon use, though experts caution this is difficult to verify
Expert says system for simulating combat appears ‘very basic’ and may have been produced from foreign designs
US agency releases Korean instructions on how to contact securely in bid to expand intel-gathering on secretive country
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