CNN: Kim Jong-un could ask Putin to repair an overturned warship

North Korea has relocated its damaged Choi Hyun-class warship damaged during the launching ceremony to a port on the border with Russia. Analysts believe that this may indicate Moscow's possible participation in its repair, CNN writes.

Satellite images taken on June 8 by Maxar Technologies recorded a 5,000-ton destroyer in the dry dock of the port of Rajin, near the border with Russia, CNN points out.

The report of the Institute at the West Point Military Academy for 2024 says that the Rason economic Zone, where the port of Rajin is located, "is an important point of cooperation between North Korea and Russia." It is indicated that the Russian ship last visited her on June 1. Rajin is not a large ship repair base and does not have repair facilities, said Yu Jihun, Director of External Relations at the Korean Defense Research Institute. He believes that Russia's participation in the repair of the ship is possible.

As reported, the North Korean ship was damaged on May 21 during the ceremonial launching, the stern sank into the water, and the nose got stuck on the shore. As a result, the ship turned over on its side. The leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, who attended the ceremony, ordered the completion of the repair of the destroyer by the plenum of the Workers' Party at the end of June, calling the restoration of the vessel a matter of national honor. State television channels of the DPRK reported last week that repair work at the Rajin dry dock will take 7-10 days and must meet the deadlines set by Kim.