The Orient Express: North Korea’s Clandestine Supply Route to Russia
James Byrne, Joe Byrne and Gary Somerville
16 October 20238 Minute Read
Dozens of high-resolution images taken in recent months reveal that Russia has likely begun shipping North Korean munitions at scale, opening a new supply route that could have profound consequences for the war in Ukraine and international security dynamics in East Asia.
WRITTEN BY
James Byrne
Director, OSIA
Open Source Intelligence and Analysis (OSIA)
Joe Byrne
Research Fellow
Open Source Intelligence and Analysis (OSIA)
Gary Somerville
Research Fellow
Open Source Intelligence and Analysis (OSIA)