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Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Russia soon to begin to build road bridge to North Korea
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and North Korea will soon begin construction of a road bridge over the Tumen river between the two countries, Russia's ambassador to Pyongyang was quoted as saying by state news agency RIA. The bridge was agreed during a visit by President Vladimir Putin to North Korea in 2024 when the two countries signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement. The road bridge will be built near the existing "Friendship Bridge" rail bridge which was commissioned in 1959 after the Korean war. An ancient wooden bridge used to cross the border in the early 20th century but it was destroyed, according to Russian media. "The construction of the bridge has not yet begun," Alexander Matsegora, Russia's ambassador to North Korea, told RIA. "The parties are carrying out preparatory work, finalising design documentation, forming construction crews and columns of equipment," he said. The road bridge, which has been under discussion for years, will be 850 metres (2789 ft) and link up with the Russian highway system. South Korean satellite imagery analysis firm SI Analytics said in a March 5 report that work on the bridge's foundations and road links appeared to have begun. "With the rapid construction of this bridge following the existing rail link, the only passage between North Korea and Russia, a sharp increase in economic, social, and military exchanges is anticipated," the report said. "This could potentially lead to a gradual erosion of the effectiveness of international sanctions against North Korea and Russia."
Al Arabiya
27-03-2025
- Business
- Al Arabiya
Russia will soon begin to build road bridge to North Korea
Russia and North Korea will soon begin construction of a road bridge over the Tumen river between the two countries, Russia's ambassador to Pyongyang was quoted as saying by state news agency RIA. The bridge was agreed during a visit by President Vladimir Putin to North Korea in 2024 when the two countries signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement. The road bridge will be built near the existing 'Friendship Bridge' rail bridge which was commissioned in 1959 after the Korean war. An ancient wooden bridge used to cross the border in the early 20th century but it was destroyed, according to Russian media. 'The construction of the bridge has not yet begun,' Alexander Matsegora, Russia's ambassador to North Korea, told RIA. 'The parties are carrying out preparatory work, finalizing design documentation, forming construction crews and columns of equipment,' he said. The road bridge, which has been under discussion for years, will be 850 meters (2789 ft) and link up with the Russian highway system South Korean satellite imagery analysis firm SI Analytics said in a March 5 report that work on the bridge's foundations and road links appeared to have begun. 'With the rapid construction of this bridge following the existing rail link, the only passage between North Korea and Russia, a sharp increase in economic, social, and military exchanges is anticipated,' the report said. 'This could potentially lead to a gradual erosion of the effectiveness of international sanctions against North Korea and Russia.'
Reuters
27-03-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Russia soon to begin to build road bridge to North Korea
MOSCOW, March 27 (Reuters) - Russia and North Korea will soon begin construction of a road bridge over the Tumen river between the two countries, Russia's ambassador to Pyongyang was quoted as saying by state news agency RIA. The bridge was agreed during a visit by President Vladimir Putin to North Korea in 2024 when the two countries signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement. The road bridge will be built near the existing "Friendship Bridge" rail bridge which was commissioned in 1959 after the Korean war. An ancient wooden bridge used to cross the border in the early 20th century but it was destroyed, according to Russian media. "The construction of the bridge has not yet begun," Alexander Matsegora, Russia's ambassador to North Korea, told RIA. "The parties are carrying out preparatory work, finalising design documentation, forming construction crews and columns of equipment," he said. The road bridge, which has been under discussion for years, will be 850 metres (2789 ft) and link up with the Russian highway system. South Korean satellite imagery analysis firm SI Analytics said in a March 5 report that work on the bridge's foundations and road links appeared to have begun. "With the rapid construction of this bridge following the existing rail link, the only passage between North Korea and Russia, a sharp increase in economic, social, and military exchanges is anticipated," the report said. "This could potentially lead to a gradual erosion of the effectiveness of international sanctions against North Korea and Russia."
Egypt Independent
11-02-2025
- Health
- Egypt Independent
Hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers treated in North Korea, envoy says
CNN — North Korea has treated hundreds of Russian soldiers injured in Ukraine, Moscow's ambassador to Pyongyang told state media, as he revealed new details of the reclusive state's backing for the Kremlin's war effort. Wounded Russian troops have been recovering in North Korean medical facilities, Ambassador Alexander Matsegora told state-run outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta in an extensive interview published Sunday. 'A clear example of such a brotherly attitude (between Russian and North Korea) is the rehabilitation of hundreds of wounded soldiers … in Korean sanatoriums and hospitals,' he said. The Russian envoy's comments are the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries, which have recently reached heights unseen since the Cold War. North Korea has sent about 12,000 soldiers to Russia, according to Ukrainian officials and Western intelligence reports, following Moscow and Pyongyang's pledge to help each other if either nation is attacked in a landmark defense pact signed last June. About 4,000 North Korean troops have reportedly been killed or injured in combat after being deployed to Kursk since at least November to repel Ukraine's incursion in the southern Russian border region, Ukrainian officials and Western intelligence said. Meanwhile, Russia has also received thousands of shipping containers of munitions or munitions-related material from North Korea, and Moscow's forces have launched North Korea-made missiles on Ukraine, according to US officials. In his interview with state media, Matsegora claimed that North Korea had treated wounded Russian soldiers for free. 'When we offered to compensate our (North Korean) friends for at least part of their expenses, they were sincerely offended and asked us never to do it again,' he said. Matsegora also said that children of Russian troops killed in Ukraine had vacationed in North Korea last summer, and Russia and North Korea are developing student exchanges. Moscow supplies Pyongyang with coal, food, and medicine, he added. South Korea's intelligence service declined to comment on Matsegora's remarks. The extent of care potentially available to wounded Russian troops within North Korea's dilapidated health infrastructure remains unclear. Doctors who have defected in recent years often speak of poor working conditions and shortages of everything from medicine to basic health care supplies. Some analysts also cast doubt on Matsegora's troop recuperation remarks, pointing to Russia's brutal military tactics as the war in Ukraine grinds toward its third anniversary. Russia 'has reportedly been sending wounded personnel back into assault groups without treatment, demonstrating a general disregard for soldiers' health,' The Institute for the Study of War said in a news release Monday, 'calling into question official Russian claims to be sending Russian soldiers abroad for treatment, particularly to North Korea.' However, any arrival of experienced Russian troops, particularly officers, in North Korea 'may allow the Russian military to work with North Korean forces and disseminate lessons from the war in Ukraine while ostensibly recuperating,' the US-based conflict monitor added.
CNN
11-02-2025
- Health
- CNN
Hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers treated in North Korea, envoy says
North Korea has treated hundreds of Russian soldiers injured in Ukraine, Moscow's ambassador to Pyongyang told state media, as he revealed new details of the reclusive state's backing for the Kremlin's war effort. Wounded Russian troops have been recovering in North Korean medical facilities, Ambassador Alexander Matsegora told state-run outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta in an extensive interview published Sunday. 'A clear example of such a brotherly attitude (between Russian and North Korea) is the rehabilitation of hundreds of wounded soldiers … in Korean sanatoriums and hospitals,' he said. The Russian envoy's comments are the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries, which have recently reached heights unseen since the Cold War. North Korea has sent about 12,000 soldiers to Russia, according to Ukrainian officials and Western intelligence reports, following Moscow and Pyongyang's pledge to help each other if either nation is attacked in a landmark defense pact signed last June. About 4,000 North Korean troops have reportedly been killed or injured in combat after being deployed to Kursk since at least November to repel Ukraine's incursion in the southern Russian border region, Ukrainian officials and Western intelligence said. Meanwhile, Russia has also received thousands of shipping containers of munitions or munitions-related material from North Korea, and Moscow's forces have launched North Korea-made missiles on Ukraine, according to US officials. In his interview with state media, Matsegora claimed that North Korea had treated wounded Russian soldiers for free. 'When we offered to compensate our (North Korean) friends for at least part of their expenses, they were sincerely offended and asked us never to do it again,' he said. Matsegora also said that children of Russian troops killed in Ukraine had vacationed in North Korea last summer, and Russia and North Korea are developing student exchanges. Moscow supplies Pyongyang with coal, food, and medicine, he added. South Korea's intelligence service declined to comment on Matsegora's remarks. The extent of care potentially available to wounded Russian troops within North Korea's dilapidated health infrastructure remains unclear. Doctors who have defected in recent years often speak of poor working conditions and shortages of everything from medicine to basic health care supplies. Some analysts also cast doubt on Matsegora's troop recuperation remarks, pointing to Russia's brutal military tactics as the war in Ukraine grinds toward its third anniversary. Russia 'has reportedly been sending wounded personnel back into assault groups without treatment, demonstrating a general disregard for soldiers' health,' The Institute for the Study of War said in a news release Monday, 'calling into question official Russian claims to be sending Russian soldiers abroad for treatment, particularly to North Korea.' However, any arrival of experienced Russian troops, particularly officers, in North Korea 'may allow the Russian military to work with North Korean forces and disseminate lessons from the war in Ukraine while ostensibly recuperating,' the US-based conflict monitor added.
