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Satellite imagery dated 30 October 2024 shows a Russian Udaloy-class destroyer moored at Dunai Port, Primorsky Krai, Russia. Separate satellite imagery indicates that this destroyer arrived at Dunai Port after 25 October and departed by at least 4 November 2024. Concurrently, these docks were being used for the transfer of North Korean Armed Forces personnel to Russia in support of its war in Ukraine. The Tapir-class landing ship ‘Nikolai Vilkov’ was observed at this location on 17 and 20 October, followed by a Ropucha-class landing ship on 30 November 2024. It is assessed that North Korean troops boarded both ships during night-time hours to avoid satellite detection before being transported to Dunai Port. Onward travel then took the soldiers to Russian bases for pre-deployment training. 

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Suggested citation: Goodhind, W. (2025). ‘Russian Udaloy-class Destroyer, Dunai, Primorsky Krai, Russia, 30 October 2024’, Contested Ground, No.84, pp.1-2, doi: dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.17075.75040/1

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