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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).

Analysis

How North Korea’s troop dispatch to Russia has sparked a propaganda war

Evolving narratives and fake news have made it difficult to separate fact from fiction around DPRK fight against Ukraine

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Shreyas ReddyJanuary 29, 2025
News

Leader of Belarus says he plans to visit North Korea to ‘diversify’ ties

Statement by Lukashenko comes after DPRK leader’s sister denied that Pyongyang had proposed a summit

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 27, 2025
Investigations

Big city lights: Pyongyang shone bright for Putin, even as rest of DPRK sat dark

NK Pro analysis of satellite data reveals increasing light levels in North Korea but also a striking urban-rural divide

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 27, 2025
News

Fact check: North Korea has not sent disguised rocket launchers to Ukraine front

Viral video of box truck launcher in Russia is fake, even though DPRK does possess such weapons

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 24, 2025
News

North Korea set to send 150 ballistic missiles, more troops to Russia: Kyiv

Ukrainian spy chief says DPRK’s latest support for invasion includes KN-23 missiles and powerful artillery systems

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 24, 2025
Features

How Ukraine pulled off risky missions to capture North Korean soldiers in Kursk

First-hand accounts present DPRK troops as willing to go to extreme lengths to avoid being taken prisoner

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 24, 2025
News

North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma resort to welcome Russians in July: Tour agency

Russian travelers could be first foreign visitors to stay at long-delayed tourism zone after scheduled opening in June

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 22, 2025
News

Soybean oil tops North Korean imports in December, deposing fabrics and hair

Expert says oil could be used for tourism industry, while shipments of sanctioned goods see on-year uptick

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 20, 2025
News

North Korea records $2.2B in trade with China in 2024 following December surge

Total remains below $2.3B in 2023, likely due to deflation in China, but exports hit seven-year high

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 20, 2025
News

North Korea smuggled nuclear weapons equipment from Spain: Report

Falsified customs codes enabled vacuum furnace to be shipped through Mexico, South Africa and China, US think tank says

Anton SokolinAnton SokolinJanuary 17, 2025
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