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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

Russia training North Korean drone pilots near Wonsan resort, capital: Kyiv

Ukraine says specialists learning to operate FPV drones and that DPRK is producing Iranian UAVs with Moscow’s help

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJuly 2, 2025
News

North Korean educators depart for Russia, led by man previously reported dead

State media confirms Kim Kum Chol is heading university delegation after man with same name drowned in Moscow last year

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJuly 1, 2025
Analysis

Why North Korean TV showed Kim Jong Un mourning soldiers killed fighting Ukraine

Footage of leader beside coffins appears aimed at justifying deployment, while seeking to secure Russian support

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJuly 1, 2025
News

North Korean jet makes rare overnight flight to Shanghai, just third since COVID

Air Koryo out and back follows similar flight around Pyongyang marathon, though purpose of latest trip is unknown

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 30, 2025
News

Sanctioned North Korean art studio to exhibit work in Moscow under new deal

Russian culture minister meets Kim Jong Un and signs agreement on boosting cultural ties under ‘strategic partnership’

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 30, 2025
News

Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July

Deployment may coincide with Russian summer offensive, lawmakers say, with dispatch linked to Shoigu-Kim meeting

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 27, 2025
News

Another North Korean beer moves to tap into Russian market amid burgeoning ties

Russian firm files declaration to import Taeha brews, which gained popularity in DPRK for plastic packaging

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 27, 2025
News

Russian cargo ship implicated in arms smuggling returns to North Korean port

Lady R’s visit to Rason comes as signs of DPRK weapons in Ukraine war continue to emerge despite slowdown in port calls

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 26, 2025
News

Russian airline eyes direct commercial flights to Pyongyang from Moscow

Nordwind Airlines submits request to operate route twice a week amid Russia’s flourishing ties with North Korea

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 24, 2025
News

Russian Far East entrepreneurs visit North Korea to discuss joint ventures

Delegation from Khabarovsk reaches deals on construction, oil, food and more despite UN sanctions on the DPRK

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJune 24, 2025
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