North Korea descends the first road bridge to Russia

North Korea said that the development of the first road bridge to Russia is an “important” landmark in relations between the two countries, according to the government KCNA in the country.

The construction of the bridge – scheduled to extend over the Tomin River in the northeast of the country – began on Wednesday. It will be near the relationship of other lands, the only land between Russia and North Korea – a railway bridge in the Soviet era called “Friendship Bridge”.

The bridge is scheduled to be completed by mid -2016, according to the Kommersant newspaper.

It comes shortly after North Korea Stress for the first time It sent forces to support Russia in its war against Ukraine.

The new bridge is the newest sign of deepening relations between the two countries highly presented, which has come close to Russia, its full invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Plans for the new bridge were identified during Russian President Vladimir Putin A visit to Pyongyang last yearAs it signed an agreement on a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with North Korea – the highest level of Moscow’s bilateral relations.

At a ceremony specifying the beginning of the construction of the bridge, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Michaustin said the bridge “is far from just an engineering mission.”

He added: “It symbolizes our common desire to enhance friendly and benign relations and increase cooperation between the regionalists.”

The construction of the bridge began on the same day that legislators in South Korea said that more than 600 soldiers from North Korea had killed Russia in its war against Ukraine, citing intelligence officials.

In exchange for military support, it seemed that Moscow had provided Pyongyang with the help of satellites for spying, drones and anti -air missiles.

Earlier this week, North Korea said its soldiers helped “liberate” the Korsk border area in Russia completely, eight months after Ukraine’s sudden incursion.

Ukraine says that some of its forces are still in the Russian region.