Danube port in the Far East: first shown how the DPRK soldiers got to Russia

James Martin at the Middlebury International Research Institute in California. James Martin at the Middlebury International Research Institute in California, hundreds of North Korean soldiers were probably transported by the sea to Russia to participate in its war against Ukraine. This is evidenced by satellite images.

According to researchers, at least two Russian warships in October and November 2024 were transported by North Korean soldiers to the Russian military port of the Danube in the Far East. The transfer of ships were first identified by the National Intelligence Service of South Korea (NIS), which in the presents last year stated that some soldiers were transported through the North Korean port districts of Chongin, Hamchin and Muscudan.

But the South Korean agency at that time gave only a granular radar image. "I do not think that Russians or North Koreans want these programs to be removed on the camera. The researchers now confirmed that at the same period of time when, according to South Korean intelligence, the troops were transferred, Russian vessels identified by the intelligence agency were rolled up in the port of the Danube in the remote eastern part of Russia.

In North Korea, soldiers probably climbed on board these ships at night, which complicated the collection of evidence of transportation, researchers say. But satellite images revealed activity in the Russian port of the Danube. For example, in one satellite image, the Planet Labs can see a crane that is pushed to one of the Russian military registered ships, which, according to researchers, is "Nikolai Vilkov", in the port on October 17, and on the pier is a covered truck near him.

In three days, the faucet will be removed when the transfer of the DPRK soldiers will end. According to the researchers, every landing ship can accommodate several hundred soldiers, possibly up to 400 people. Leer explained that the Danube is a protected military object, which makes it much more suitable for hidden transportation than the large nearby port of Vladivostok, which is located in the area where civilians live.

The Danube port was used to transport goods between Russia and North Korea since Pyongyang began to promote the invasion of Ukraine in 2023. According to the analytical center, there are signs that Russia and North Korea no longer use the sea path to transport troops. Meanwhile, South Korean intelligence reported that Russian military aircraft often fly between Vladivostok and Pyongyang.