WorldRussia using North Korean laborers on student visas to illicitly build drones, report says

Russia used student and tourist visas to disguise North Korean laborers as students and have them illegally manufacture military drones, violating international sanctions, the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team reported. It estimated that 15,000–30,000 North Koreans worked illegally in Russia in 2025, mostly at the Alabuga drone plant, generating $450 million–$800 million for Pyongyang’s weapons programs.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★★☆2026-09-17 12:21Original