# Russia, North Korea open first cross-border road bridge as partnership deepens

https://mins.news/en/item/48287

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-07 11:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-north-korea-open-first-cross-border-road-bridge-as-partnership-deepens/

> Russia and North Korea opened their first road bridge across the shared border on Sept. 7. The one-kilometer crossing over the Tumen River links Khasan in Russia’s Primorsky Krai with Tumangang in North Korea. Both governments say it is for trade and non-military use, though experts question that claim.

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