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October 16, 2024

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Anton Sokolin

Anton Sokolin

Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).

News

Putin pushes for ratification of military pact he made with Kim Jong Un

Expert says Russian leader likely wants to provide legal basis for sending North Korean troops into Ukraine conflict

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinOctober 15, 2024
Investigations

North Korean vessel loiters outside Russian port, raising arms trade concerns

Kum Ya has anchored outside Vladivostok for two months since visiting Rason, a key hub for DPRK weapons shipments

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinOctober 15, 2024
News

North Korea set to blow up roads linking it to South as early as Monday: Seoul

ROK military says preparations underway for ‘demonstrative explosions,’ while raising possibility of space launch

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinOctober 14, 2024
News

Ukraine leader says North Koreans are fighting for Russia, asks West for support

Zelensky warns Pyongyang-Moscow alliance is strengthening amid reports thousands of DPRK troops are training in Russia

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinOctober 14, 2024
News

Ukraine says it destroyed North Korean weapons in attack on Russian arms depot

Latest drone strike comes as Moscow dismisses claims that DPRK soldiers are in Donbas as fake news

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinOctober 11, 2024
News

North Korea assaults South with sonic barrage of howling sirens

Audio recorded near border captures wailing noise from DPRK loudspeakers, which has drawn complaints from locals

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinOctober 10, 2024
Investigations

Russian ship returns to North Korean port in sign of continuing arms trade

Angara’s visit to Rason comes as port calls have slowed but not stopped in operation to send weapons for use in Ukraine

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinOctober 10, 2024
News

North Korean soldiers supporting Russia have been killed in Ukraine, Kyiv says

Ukrainian says DPRK engineers are supervising weapon use, though experts caution this is difficult to verify

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinOctober 8, 2024
News

North Korean special forces don new laser tag tech for military exercise

Expert says system for simulating combat appears ‘very basic’ and may have been produced from foreign designs

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinOctober 4, 2024
News

CIA seeks new North Korean informants, declaring it’s ‘open for business’

US agency releases Korean instructions on how to contact securely in bid to expand intel-gathering on secretive country

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinOctober 3, 2024
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