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Kim Yong Bok

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TypePerson[sources]
NameKIM YONG BOK · KIM YONG-BOK · KIM YOUNG BOK · KIM YOUNG-BOK · KIM Yong Bok · 7 more...[sources]
Other nameKIM YONG-BOK · KIM YOUNG BOK · KIM YOUNG-BOK · KIM Yong Bok · KIM Yong-Bok · 2 more...[sources]
Weak alias金永福[sources]
Birth datenot available[sources]
Place of birthCORÉE DU NORD · North Korea[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityNorth Korea[sources]
CountryNorth Korea[sources]
CitizenshipNorth Korea[sources]
First nameYong Bok · Young-Bok[sources]
Last nameKIM · KIM YONG BOK · KIM YONG-BOK · KIM YOUNG BOK · KIM YOUNG-BOK · 1 more...[sources]
TitleColonel General[sources]
Wikidata IDQ56818618[sources]
PositionChef adjoint de l’état-major général de l’armée populaire coréenne · Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army · Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army · chef adjoint de l’état-major général de l’armée populaire coréenne[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Descriptions

Kim Yong Bok is the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA). According to Ukrainian and Republic of Korea authorities, he has recently been deployed to Russia alongside troops of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in support of Russia’s war of aggression, and is in charge of overseeing the deployment of DPRK troops in Russia. Kim is a three-star general, who has significant experience leading DPRK special forces also known as the 11th Corps. He appeared at at least seven events with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un in 2024, indicating his prominent role in the DPRK military. Kim Yong Bok is therefore implementing and supporting actions undermining and threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities,

Kim Yong Bok est le chef adjoint de l’état-major général de l’armée populaire coréenne. Selon les autorités de l’Ukraine et de la République de Corée, il a été récemment déployé en Russie aux côtés de troupes de la République populaire démocratique de Corée (RPDC) pour soutenir la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie et est chargé de superviser le déploiement des troupes de la RPDC en Russie. Kim Yong Bok est un général trois étoiles, qui a une grande expérience dans la direction des forces spéciales de la RPDC, également connues sous le nom de 11e corps. En 2024, il est apparu lors de sept événements au moins aux côtés du dirigeant de la RPDC, Kim Jong-un, ce qui témoigne de son rôle de premier plan dans l’armée de la RPDC. Par conséquent, Kim Yong Bok met en œuvre et soutient des actions qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

French National Asset Freezing System,

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Senior DPRK military personnel deployed to Russia.

New Zealand Russia Sanctions,

North Korean Colonel General

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,392

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories460,128

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,357

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,918

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,782

The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

New Zealand · MFAT

French National Asset Freezing System5,402

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities1,631

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

External databases

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Wikidata429,170

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source


Source data IDs: NK-hLdNzXQzRGpt8tdPAUXCXJ · nz-ru-ind-1311-young-bok-kim · fr-ga-7847 · nz-ru-ind-1311-kim · NK-4WvMZBf6ggznXCFe2gMQCU · gb-hmt-16816 · gb-fcdo-rus2452 · eu-oj-a6cba12b0dced618b5b4295b81d6c3373f793e87 · mc-freezes-468be56005bddc143b57cc208a77744c45073183

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