Russian tourists shun North Korea in first half of 2026: data

NK News – North Korea News · Aug 10, 2026

Russian visitors to North Korea saw a year-on-year decline in the first half of 2026, official data showed, amid skepticism in the Russian tourism industry about the DPRK’s prospects of being a major destination. A total of 2,589 Russian nationals entered North Korea in the second quarter of the year, the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) […]