Робітники з КНДР працюють на російських заводах у військово-промисловій галузі

29.10.2026, 10:04◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

Північнокорейські працівники вже працюють на російських заводах у військово-промисловій галузі, яка займається виробництвом продукції для продовження ведення війни РФ проти України. — Укрінформ.

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Робітники з КНДР працюють на російських заводах у військово-промисловій галузі

According to Ukrinform, this is reported by the Financial Times, citing an investigation by the Global Rights Compliance (GRC) organization of international lawyers.

“Our investigation suggests that the use of manpower contributes to deepening ties between North Korea and Russia. This workforce supports Russian industry, including facilitiesrelatedto the war in Ukraine, while the proceeds help fund North Korea's military program, ”said the head of business and human rights at the GRC Lara Strangweiss.

It is noted that the GRC has identified a network of intermediaries managed by Moscow businessman Vladimir Sokolov. This month, he, along with two companies, came under EU sanctions due to commercial and industrial cooperation with Pyongyang, in particular for participating in a joint investment project.

Details

The archival version of the KNDR.su website, which positions itself as part of the Black Horse group of companies (owned by Sokolov), advertises teams of North Korean workers numbering from 50 to 100 people. They promise that they will work 12 hours a day, 28 days a month, and also that they "are not late, do not miss work, do not drink alcohol and do not get into fights."

The website states that North Korean workers should be placed separately from representatives of other nationalities.

Context

The 11-nation multilateral sanctions monitoring group estimated in September that by the end of last year, Russia was hosting between 15,000 and 30,000 North Korean workers.