WorldPosted at: Jun 2 2025 1:10PM


NKorea deploys mysterious balloons to conceal damage to flagship destroyer

Pyongyang, June 2 (UNI) North Korea reportedly has deployed a cluster of mysterious balloon-like objects around a partially submerged warship that was severely damaged during a failed launch on 21 May. The balloons, captured by satellite images of Maxar Technologies, look like an apparent attempt to conceal the extent of the damage, and its repairing, according to analysts.
The 5,000-ton destroyer — a flagship of Pyongyang’s naval modernisation push — was being launched at a shipyard in the northeastern port city of Chongjin when a malfunction caused it to slip into the water prematurely. The vessel’s stern became submerged while the bow remained stranded on the slipway, reportedly causing significant structural damage.
President Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the launch, called the failure a “criminal act” and ordered a round the clock repair of the megaton destroyer before the late-June plenary session of the ruling Workers’ Party, calling it a matter of national pride, according to CNN.
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