Changes at Tumangang-Khasan Rail Crossing as DPRK-Russia Alliance Evolves

Economics
, by , and Beyond Parallel reviewed satellite imagery of the Russia-North Korea border at the Tumangang-Khasan railroad crossing from early February to mid-July 2024, a few months before and a few weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea on June 18. The analysis between February and July 2024 shows a new railcar traffic pattern at the Russia-North Korea border.

Database: Map of North Korean Munition Routes to Russia

Foreign Affairs, Military
, by and CSIS Beyond Parallel team created an interactive map documenting possible North Korean munition routes to Russia by rail. There is active expansion of infrastructure at Tikhoretsk Munitions Storage Facility, Mozdok Munitions Storage Facility, and Yegorlykskaya Airfield, which has been converted into a munitions storage facility to store ammunition closer to the front lines of the war in Ukraine.