After Russia claimed to have retaken the Kursk region from Ukraine, North Korea acknowledged for the first time that it had sent soldiers to fight in Moscow’s war.

Military ties between Russia and North Korea are getting more attention. These two countries have grown closer during the war in Ukraine. Now, South Korea believes that this partnership may be bringing more than just words.

North Korea and Russia have started building a bridge that will be the first ever road link between the two countries. Satellite images showed work has begun on both banks of the Tumen River, close to the Russian border town of Khasan.