2022 in North Korea
The following is a list of events from the year 2022 in North Korea.
Events
February
26 February - North Korea’s Foreign Ministry blames the U.S. for the Ukraine conflict, citing its pursuit of military supremacy while ignoring Russia’s security. Researcher Ri Ji-song authors the statement, Pyongyang’s first public response.March
- 25 March - North Korea tested its longest-range ICBM.
May
- 12 May
- * COVID-19 pandemic - Pyongyang declares a "severe national emergency" after its first confirmed case of COVID-19, imposing a nationwide lockdown and closing borders. Limited trade with China continues.
- * Sunan district of Pyongyang fired three short-range missiles east of the Korean peninsula, two days after Yoon Suk-yeol took office as President of South Korea.
- 13 May - State media confirmed six deaths and 350,000 new cases of COVID-19.
Deaths
- 27 January – Ri Yong-mu, North Korean senior official who was a member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea and vice-marshal of the Korean People's Army
- 19 May – Hyon Chol Hae, military officer
- 19 September – Pak Yong-il, politician, vice-chairman of the standing committee of the SPA